About Mettur Village

Mettur is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 366 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636115
Area (hectares)	122.38 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	366
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mettur compares

By the 2011 count Mettur is the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 122.38 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Mettur

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

How far is Mettur from other places

Mettur lies about 29 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 7.0 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 Mettur
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	7.0 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	18 km
District headquarters	Salem	29 km

Villages closest to Mettur

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.

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Common questions about Mettur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettur village had a population of 717. That makes it the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Mettur village has 366 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettur has about 959 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 Mettur is 636115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettur covers 122.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mettur is Valappadi Gate, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mettur.

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

Mettur is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Vazhapadi is about 7.0 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 7.0 km away. Narasingapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.