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About Mettur Village

Mettur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 144 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, 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 Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 165.44 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 144
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettur compares

By the 2011 count Mettur is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 165.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mettur

Mettur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mettur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mettur from other places

Mettur lies about 5.6 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Salem Junction, about 2.3 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
Nearest railway station Salem Junction 2.3 km
Nearest town Kondalampatti 3.0 km
District headquarters Salem 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 18 km

Villages closest to Mettur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettur village had a population of 298. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Mettur village has 144 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Mettur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettur covers 165.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mettur is Salem Junction, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance for Mettur.

Mettur is about 5.6 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 Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Salem Junction is about 2.3 km away. Kondalampatti is about 3.0 km away. Salem is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudur (5.5 km), Kuttar Extension (5.5 km) and Anakkadu (6.8 km).

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

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