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About Mettupalayam Village

Mettupalayam is a mid sized village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 504 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1316.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621115, 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 Perambalur
Tehsil Veppanthattai
Pincode 621115
Area (hectares) 1316.42 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 504
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Mettupalayam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1316.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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 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 Mettupalayam from other places

Mettupalayam lies about 14 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Ottakovil, about 25 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 Veppanthattai 14 km
District headquarters Perambalur 14 km
Nearest railway station Ottakovil 25 km

Villages closest to Mettupalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Veppanthattai 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 1,024. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Mettupalayam village has 504 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupalayam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Mettupalayam is 621115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupalayam covers 1316.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mettupalayam falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupalayam is Ottakovil, about 25 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 Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam is about 14 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupalayam is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Veppanthattai is about 14 km away. Perambalur is about 14 km away. Ottakovil is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thevaiyur (3.2 km), Vallikandapuram (4.0 km) and V Kalathur (5.3 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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