# Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Salem, Tamil Nadu 

# Mettur

Mettur is a sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **419,887 people**, 10 towns and 44 villages (39 inhabited). The largest village is Kaveripuram (21,306 people).

- 419,887people (2011)
- 44villages
- 10towns
- 70.1%literacy

## Population of Mettur compared with Salem

■ Mettur · ■ Salem district

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**916

Working population ****48.5%**

**48.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mettur

Of every 100 households in Mettur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mettur · ■ Salem district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**54%

Tap water ****81%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**43%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****73%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Mettur

- Mettur52,813 people
- Mecheri25,676 people
- P.N.Patti25,133 people
- Veerakkalpudur16,665 people
- Jalakandapuram16,184 people
- Kolathur12,748 people
- Nangavalli10,809 people
- Avadattur9,869 people
- Vanavasi7,130 people
- Doramangalam5,322 people

## Largest villages in Mettur

- Kaveripuram · 21,306 people
- Gonur · 18,766 people
- Soorappalli · 15,660 people
- Periyasoragai · 10,566 people
- Olaipatti · 10,083 people
- Mallikudam · 9,842 people
- Vellar · 9,745 people
- Alamarathupatti · 9,384 people
- Navappatti · 8,693 people
- Kuttapatti · 8,439 people
- M.Kalipatti · 7,520 people
- Pallipatti · 7,248 people
- Thinnappatti · 7,171 people
- Aranganur · 6,899 people
- Vanavasi · 6,704 people
- Virudasampatti · 6,545 people

[All 44 villages in Mettur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mettur?44 (39 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mettur in?Salem district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Mettur?419,887 (Census 2011)