# Mettupatti Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/mettupatti/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Mettupatti Mettupatti is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,502 people in 1,174 households**, the 10th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 4,502people (2011) - 1,174households - 78.5%literacy - 636111PIN code ## Mettupatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupatti is 636111.** Mettupatti falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636111 - Gram panchayatMettupatti - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634197 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettupatti from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Salem (district HQ)20 km by road - Ayothiapattinam (nearest town)8 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 Mettupatti? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Mettupatti known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Mettupatti Of every 100 households in Mettupatti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mettupatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****61%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **64% Use banking services ****34%** **31% Television ****85%** **79% Mobile phone ****52%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****88%** **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 Mettupatti? ■ Mettupatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153** **932 Working population ****44.9%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 69.0% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 461 (23%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,143 (57%) · **■** Marginal 229 (11%) 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 Vazhapadi - Tirumanur5,282 people - M.Perumalpalayam5,232 people - Karipatti4,937 people - Chandrapillaivalasai4,709 people - Kuttathipatti4,490 people - Agrahara Nattaramangalam4,437 people - Nirmullikuttai4,419 people - Chinnamanayakanpalayam4,384 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupatti?636111 - How far is Mettupatti from Salem?20 km by road - What is the population of Mettupatti?4,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupatti in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupatti?78.5% (Census 2011)