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About Mettupatti Village

Mettupatti is a mid sized village in Vadipatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 996 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 667.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettupatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettupatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Vadipatti
Pincode 625502
Area (hectares) 667.75 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 996
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettupatti compares

By the 2011 count Mettupatti is the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 667.75 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Mettupatti

Mettupatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mettupatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mettupatti from other places

Mettupatti lies about 23 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Vadippatti, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mettupatti
Tehsil headquarters Vadipatti 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Vadippatti 11 km
District headquarters Madurai 23 km

Villages closest to Mettupatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vadipatti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mettupatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettupatti village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Mettupatti village has 996 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupatti has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Mettupatti is 625502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupatti covers 667.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupatti falls under Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupatti is Vadippatti, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mettupatti.

Mettupatti is about 23 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupatti is in Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district. Vadipatti is about 9.6 km away. Vadippatti is about 11 km away. Madurai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaigasipatti (4.4 km), Kovilpatti (4.5 km) and Periya Ilandaikulam (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mettupatti today is likely to be higher.

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