# Mettupatti Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/mettupatti/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Mettupatti Mettupatti is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624613**. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 328 households**, the 38th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,064people (2011) - 328households - 62.3%literacy - 624613PIN code ## Mettupatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupatti is 624613.** Mettupatti falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624613 - Gram panchayatMettupatti - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635123 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettupatti from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road - Keeranur (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 Mettupatti? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thoppampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Mettupatti known for? The main crops are **corn, ground nut and tomato**. About 75% of the 1,087 hectares of village land is sown, and 464 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 Mettupatti Of every 100 households in Mettupatti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mettupatti · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **70% Tap water ****74%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **57% Use banking services ****71%** **51% Television ****81%** **82% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****45%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **85% 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 Mettupatti? ■ Mettupatti · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **937 Working population ****57.2%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 70% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (16%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 Palani - Velampatti1,436 people - Melakottai1,309 people - Kovilammapatti1,088 people - Neikarapatti1,065 people - Tamaraikulam1,044 people - Thathanaickenpatti1,011 people - Mollampatti935 people - Iravimangalam840 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupatti?624613 - How far is Mettupatti from Dindigul?55 km by road - What is the population of Mettupatti?1,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupatti in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupatti?62.3% (Census 2011)