About Mettathur Village

Mettathur is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 632 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607204
Area (hectares)	397.7 hectares
Population	1,201
Male Population	632
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mettathur compares

By the 2011 count Mettathur is the 116th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 397.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mettathur

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

Mettathur lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 8.2 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 Mettathur
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	12 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	12 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	26 km

Villages closest to Mettathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettathur village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 116th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Mettathur village has 632 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettathur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mettathur is 607204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettathur covers 397.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettathur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettathur is Parikkal, about 8.2 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 Mettathur.

Mettathur is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettathur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 8.2 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 12 km away. Ulundurpet is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.