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About Mettupatti Village

Mettupatti is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,502, made up of 2,271 males and 2,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 887.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636111, 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 Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636111
Area (hectares) 887.49 hectares
Population 4,502
Male Population 2,271
Female Population 2,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mettupatti compares

By the 2011 count Mettupatti is the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 887.49 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mettupatti

Mettupatti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mettupatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 17 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 9.9 km
District headquarters Salem 17 km

Villages closest to Mettupatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vazhapadi 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 4,502. That makes it the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Mettupatti village has 2,271 males and 2,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupatti has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mettupatti is 636111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupatti covers 887.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupatti is Minnampalli, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mettupatti.

Mettupatti is about 17 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 2.9 km away. Vazhapadi is about 9.9 km away. Salem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karumapuram (1.9 km), Sarkar Nattamangalam (2.5 km) and Karipatti (3.1 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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