# Mettupalayam Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/mettupalayam-636178/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,538 people in 671 households**, the 27th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 2,538people (2011) - 671households - 62.6%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 code636178 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)8 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)12 km by road - Perambalur (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? 13 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Valikandapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perambalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 60% of the 1,320 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****87%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **71% Use banking services ****70%** **59% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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+) ****62.6%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **915 Working population ****50.9%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 54.7% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 745 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (12%) · **■** Marginal 269 (21%) 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 - Pasumbalur2,674 people - Brahmadesam2,649 people - Pimbalur2,621 people - Peraiyur2,600 people - Periyavadagarai2,441 people - Thaluthalai2,413 people - Thondamandurai2,360 people - Thondappadi2,290 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?12 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?2,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?62.6% (Census 2011)