# Mettu Village, Chittamur – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/chittamur/mettu/ Village · Chittamur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Mettu Mettu is a village in Chittamur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **524413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 601 households**, the 8th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,970people (2011) - 601households - 54.7%literacy - 524413PIN code ## Mettu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettu is 524413.** Mettu falls in Chittamur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code524413 - Gram panchayatMettu - Community development blockChittamur - Census village code592578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettu from nearby towns? - Chittamur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nellore (district HQ)65 km by road - Gudur (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mettu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mettu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vakadu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mettu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 15% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mettu Of every 100 households in Mettu in 2011, 65 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mettu · ■ Chittamur rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **79% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **88% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **88% Use banking services ****42%** **42% Television ****43%** **48% Mobile phone ****31%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mettu? ■ Mettu · ■ Chittamur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **923 Working population ****48.5%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 48.7% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (48%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 260 (27%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chittamur - Yakasiri3,153 people - Chittamur3,145 people - Aruru2,472 people - Eswarawaka2,328 people - Buradagali Kothapalem1,679 people - Chillamuru1,663 people - Kogili1,634 people - Molakalapudi1,244 people [All 41 villages in Chittamur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/chittamur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettu?524413 - How far is Mettu from Nellore?65 km by road - What is the population of Mettu?1,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettu in?Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Chittamur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mettu?54.7% (Census 2011)