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About Metrathi Village

Metrathi is one of the larger villages in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,241, made up of 2,644 males and 2,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2925.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metrathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metrathi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Madathukulam
Pincode 642203
Area (hectares) 2925.66 hectares
Population 5,241
Male Population 2,644
Female Population 2,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metrathi compares

By the 2011 count Metrathi is the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 2925.66 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Metrathi

Metrathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metrathi 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 Metrathi from other places

Metrathi lies about 51 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Maivadi Road, about 10 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 Metrathi
Nearest railway station Maivadi Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madathukulam 11 km
Nearest town Madattukkulam 11 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 51 km

Villages closest to Metrathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metrathi village had a population of 5,241. That makes it the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Metrathi village has 2,644 males and 2,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metrathi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Metrathi is 642203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metrathi covers 2925.66 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.

Metrathi falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Metrathi is Maivadi Road, about 10 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 Metrathi.

Metrathi is about 51 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metrathi is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Maivadi Road is about 10 km away. Madathukulam is about 11 km away. Madattukkulam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thungavi (3.5 km), Thanthoni (5.5 km) and Karatholuvu (5.8 km).

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

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