About Mettupalayam Village

Mettupalayam is a large village in Kangeyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,854, made up of 2,338 males and 2,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1784.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638111, 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	Kangeyam
Pincode	638111
Area (hectares)	1784.25 hectares
Population	4,854
Male Population	2,338
Female Population	2,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Mettupalayam is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents. Its 1784.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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 village. 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 12 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 4.1 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 railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	4.1 km
Nearest town	Sāmalāpuram	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangeyam	12 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	12 km

Villages closest to Mettupalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangeyam 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 4,854. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents.

Mettupalayam village has 2,338 males and 2,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupalayam has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Mettupalayam is 638111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupalayam covers 1784.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mettupalayam is Vanjipalaiyam, about 4.1 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 village for Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam is about 12 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 Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Vanjipalaiyam is about 4.1 km away. Sāmalāpuram is about 5.7 km away. Kangeyam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.