# Mettur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Mettur

Mettur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 81 households**, the 43rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 298people (2011)
- 81households
- 38.8%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Mettur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mettur is 636602.** Mettur falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatVellakadai
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634090

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?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)43 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)43 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mettur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Mettur known for?

The main crops are **coffee, pepper and orange**. About 68% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mettur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**32%

Television ****77%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1389**

**889

Working population ****41.6%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 26.4% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 124 (100%)

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 Yercaud

- Semmeduru329 people
- Suraikkayapatti326 people
- Pudur312 people
- Kottachchedu311 people
- Narthananedu295 people
- Asambur291 people
- Keeraikkadu279 people
- Chinnamadur252 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mettur?636602
- How far is Mettur from Salem?43 km by road
- What is the population of Mettur?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mettur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mettur?38.8% (Census 2011)