# Mettupalayam Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/mettupalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Mettupalayam Mettupalayam is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,854 people in 1,521 households**, the 6th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 4,854people (2011) - 1,521households - 67.7%literacy - 638111PIN code ## Mettupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mettupalayam is 638111.** Mettupalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638111 - Gram panchayatMettupalayam - Community development blockVellakoil - Census village code644609 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? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)53 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town)6 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mettupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vellakovil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Senapathipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senapathipalayam - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Mettupalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include sugar, dry coconut and rice. About 61% of the 1,784 hectares of village land is sown, and 673 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, 91 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mettupalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****39%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **69% Tap water ****60%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **41% Use banking services ****53%** **47% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****65%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****81%** **87% 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 · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **925 Working population ****58.2%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 58.6% for women. 69% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 492 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,045 (37%) · **■** Household industry 135 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,014 (36%) · **■** Marginal 138 (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 Kangeyam - Sivanmalai7,927 people - Nelali7,181 people - Nathakadaiyur6,574 people - Patchapalayam4,944 people - Lakkumanaickenpatti4,177 people - Uthamapalayam4,165 people - Pappini3,990 people - Velampalayam3,943 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettupalayam?638111 - How far is Mettupalayam from Tiruppur?53 km by road - What is the population of Mettupalayam?4,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettupalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mettupalayam?67.7% (Census 2011)