About Mettupalayam Village

Mettupalayam is a small village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 226 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638110, 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	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	638110
Area (hectares)	236.21 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	226
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 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 2,522 residents. Its 236.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 995.

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 - 10 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 24 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Somanur, about 14 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
Nearest town	Annur	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Somanur	14 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	24 km

Villages closest to Mettupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettupalayam village had a population of 453. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Mettupalayam village has 226 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupalayam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mettupalayam is 638110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupalayam covers 236.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mettupalayam falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupalayam is Somanur, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam is about 24 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupalayam is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Annur is about 6.9 km away. Avanashi is about 12 km away. Somanur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.