# Mettilpatti Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/mettilpatti/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Mettilpatti Mettilpatti is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628905**. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 768 households**, the 11th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,696people (2011) - 768households - 80.2%literacy - 628905PIN code ## Mettilpatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettilpatti is 628905.** Mettilpatti falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628905 - Gram panchayatMettilpatti , Sennamareddipatti - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642300 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettilpatti from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)50 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)12 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 Mettilpatti? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mettilpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Pudur - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Mettilpatti known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and sorghumvulgare**. Products made here include spinning. About 70% of the 2,290 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Mettilpatti Of every 100 households in Mettilpatti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mettilpatti · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **76% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **89% 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 Mettilpatti? ■ Mettilpatti · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **948 Working population ****62.6%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 568 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 674 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 352 (21%) · **■** Marginal 86 (5%) 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 Vilathikulam - Kulathur2,981 people - Guruvarpatti2,877 people - Soorangudi2,806 people - Athankarai2,750 people - Mandhikulam2,582 people - Sivalarpatti2,430 people - Chithavanaickenpatti2,414 people - Vaippar - I2,408 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettilpatti?628905 - How far is Mettilpatti from Thoothukkudi?50 km by road - What is the population of Mettilpatti?2,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettilpatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettilpatti?80.2% (Census 2011)