# Mettuthangal Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/mettuthangal/ Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri # Mettuthangal Mettuthangal is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 262 households**, the 66th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,068people (2011) - 262households - 69.1%literacy - 635304PIN code ## Mettuthangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettuthangal is 635304.** Mettuthangal falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635304 - Gram panchayatMettuthangal - Community development blockUthangarai - Census village code644306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettuthangal from nearby towns? - Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road - Uthangarai (nearest town)15 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 Mettuthangal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mettuthangal; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallavi - ○Degree college10+ km · Morappur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthangarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mettuthangal known for? The main crops are **mango, coconut and turmeric**. About 25% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Mettuthangal Of every 100 households in Mettuthangal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mettuthangal · ■ Uthangarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **85% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****85%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **77% Use banking services ****44%** **46% Television ****94%** **82% Mobile phone ****61%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% 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 Mettuthangal? ■ Mettuthangal · ■ Uthangarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702** **891 Working population ****50.8%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (48%) · **■** Marginal 101 (19%) 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 Uthangarai - Pallathur1,114 people - Kadavani1,102 people - Naiperampatti1,101 people - Marampatti1,087 people - Lakkampatti1,052 people - Moondrampatti1,044 people - Kullampathy1,013 people - Nagalpatti1,013 people [All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettuthangal?635304 - How far is Mettuthangal from Krishnagiri?45 km by road - What is the population of Mettuthangal?1,068 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettuthangal in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettuthangal?69.1% (Census 2011)