# Mettupalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Mettupalayam

Mettupalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 485 households**, the 84th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,546people (2011)
- 485households
- 75.0%literacy
- 642110PIN code

## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 642110.** Mettupalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642110
- Gram panchayatMettupalayam
- Community development blockKinathukadavu
- Census village code644501

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mettupalayam from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pollachi (nearest town)12 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 Mettupalayam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koilpalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Mettupalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and cow beans**. Products made here include motor pumps, coir and yarn. About 46% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Mettupalayam

Of every 100 households in Mettupalayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mettupalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**54%

Tap water ****85%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**56%

Use banking services ****34%**

**45%

Television ****79%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****82%**

**84%

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 Mettupalayam?

■ Mettupalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**971

Working population ****57.1%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 68% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (32%) · **■** Household industry 51 (6%) · **■** Other work 433 (49%) · **■** Marginal 65 (7%)

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 Pollachi

- Kittasuarampalayam1,589 people
- Santhegoundanpalayam1,571 people
- Kothavadi1,565 people
- Seelakkampatti1,561 people
- Pottaiyandiporambu1,530 people
- Bodipalayam1,484 people
- Kodangipalayam1,481 people
- Kuthiraialampalayam1,448 people

[All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?642110
- How far is Mettupalayam from Coimbatore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mettupalayam?1,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mettupalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?75.0% (Census 2011)