# Mettur Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/mettur/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Mettur Mettur is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636115**. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 195 households**, the 44th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 717people (2011) - 195households - 78.6%literacy - 636115PIN code ## Mettur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettur is 636115.** Mettur falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636115 - Gram panchayatVilaripalayam - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634205 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettur from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Vazhapadi (nearest town)7 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 Mettur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mettur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 19 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 Mettur known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and turmeric**. About 77% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Mettur Of every 100 households in Mettur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mettur · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **79% Tap water ****75%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **64% Use banking services ****77%** **31% Television ****86%** **79% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mettur? ■ Mettur · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **932 Working population ****62.5%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.0% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 437 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Veppilaipatti pudur961 people - Palappadi869 people - Aranuthumalai818 people - Pungamaduvu748 people - Vettaikkaranur710 people - Periakuttimaduvu672 people - Kankatti Ala639 people - Malaiyalapatti601 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettur?636115 - How far is Mettur from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Mettur?717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettur in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettur?78.6% (Census 2011)