# Mettupalayam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/mettupalayam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631604**. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 271 households**, the 61st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,068people (2011) - 271households - 72.4%literacy - 631604PIN code ## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 631604.** Mettupalayam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631604 - Gram panchayatMettupalayam - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629295 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? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Sriperumbudur (nearest town)16 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sriperumbudur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 20 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 **paddy**. About 26% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 10 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **62% Tap water ****91%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **46% Use banking services ****71%** **45% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****69%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **973 Working population ****47.1%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 67.4% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 310 (62%) · **■** Marginal 112 (22%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Jambodai1,177 people - Kolathur1,136 people - O.M.Mangalam1,099 people - Malaipattu1,078 people - Ramanujapuram1,064 people - Gunagarambakkam1,056 people - Ayakolathur1,049 people - Sirumathur1,034 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?631604 - How far is Mettupalayam from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?1,068 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?72.4% (Census 2011)