# Mettupalayam Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/mettupalayam-636163/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 307 households**, the 36th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,024people (2011) - 307households - 54.9%literacy - 621115PIN code ## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 621115.** Mettupalayam falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621115 - Gram panchayatMettupalayam - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636163 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? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)15 km by road - Labbaikudikadu (nearest town)10 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? 10 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 · 2 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anukkur - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 **maize, cotton and ground nut**. About 40% of the 1,316 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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, 87 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **77% Tap water ****95%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **71% Use banking services ****37%** **59% Television ****76%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **915 Working population ****55.1%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Veppanthattai - Noothappur2,205 people - Thiruvalandurai2,103 people - Pandagapady1,514 people - Agaram1,376 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?621115 - How far is Mettupalayam from Perambalur?15 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?1,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?54.9% (Census 2011)