# Mettupalayam Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/mettupalayam/ Village · Attur, Salem # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636109**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 98 households**, the 92nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 389people (2011) - 98households - 76.1%literacy - 636109PIN code ## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 636109.** Mettupalayam falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636109 - Gram panchayatDalavaipatti - Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam - Census village code634254 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? - Attur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Salem (district HQ)44 km by road - Pethanaickenpalayam (nearest town)4 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? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dalavaipatty - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pethanaickanpalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Attavanai Kothambadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alagapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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, cotton and sago**. About 76% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****24%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **79% Tap water ****15%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **68% Use banking services ****72%** **42% Television ****80%** **76% Mobile phone ****87%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****58%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526** **884 Working population ****63.2%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 170 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (17%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Attur - Olaipadi666 people - Jarikothambadi542 people - Muttal460 people - Tumbal RF403 people - Pattimedu Extension RF64 people - Kilavarai55 people - Nagalur RF20 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?636109 - How far is Mettupalayam from Salem?44 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?76.1% (Census 2011)