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About Mettupatti Village

Mettupatti is a mid sized village in Lalgudi tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 465 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621706, 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 Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Lalgudi
Pincode 621706
Area (hectares) 383.05 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 465
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mettupatti compares

By the 2011 count Mettupatti is the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 383.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Mettupatti

Mettupatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 23 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 7.5 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 Keeranur 7.5 km
Nearest town Tuvāgudi 12 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalgudi 26 km

Villages closest to Mettupatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalgudi 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 938. That makes it the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Mettupatti village has 465 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupatti has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mettupatti is 621706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupatti covers 383.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupatti falls under Lalgudi tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupatti is Keeranur, about 7.5 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 village for Mettupatti.

Mettupatti is about 23 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupatti is in Lalgudi tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Keeranur is about 7.5 km away. Tuvāgudi is about 12 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannakudi (4.5 km), Keelarasoor (10 km) and Melarasoor (10 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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