# Mettupalayam Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/mettupalayam/ Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638110**. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 140 households**, the 76th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 453people (2011) - 140households - 68.8%literacy - 638110PIN code ## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 638110.** Mettupalayam falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638110 - Gram panchayatNalligoundanpalayam - Community development blockUthukuli - Census village code644697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mettupalayam from nearby towns? - Avanashi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)31 km by road - Kunnathur (nearest town)9 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 Mettupalayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunnathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Mettupalayam known for? The main crops are **redgram and toor doll**. Products made here include weaving products. About 82% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Mettupalayam Of every 100 households in Mettupalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****24%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **42% Use banking services ****73%** **46% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****44%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **84% 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 Mettupalayam? ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1769** **964 Working population ****71.5%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 77% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (27%) · **■** Household industry 46 (14%) · **■** Other work 89 (27%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%) 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 Avanashi - Komaragoundanpalayam656 people - Valayapalayam632 people - Erumakkarampalayam536 people - Agrahara Kathaganni508 people [All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?638110 - How far is Mettupalayam from Tiruppur?31 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?68.8% (Census 2011)