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About Mettupalayam Village

Mettupalayam is a small village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 210 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637410
Area (hectares) 86.93 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 210
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Mettupalayam is the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 86.93 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Mettupalayam

Mettupalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mettupalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mettupalayam from other places

Mettupalayam lies about 29 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 12 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 Mettupalayam
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 12 km
District headquarters Namakkal 29 km

Villages closest to Mettupalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruchengode 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 Mettupalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettupalayam village had a population of 395. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Mettupalayam village has 210 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupalayam has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Mettupalayam is 637410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupalayam covers 86.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupalayam falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupalayam is Sankari Durg, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam is about 29 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupalayam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 6.2 km away. Sankari Durg is about 12 km away. Namakkal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elaiyampalayam (under 2 km), Kovilpalayam (under 2 km) and Unjanai (2.0 km).

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

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