# Metrathi Village, Madathukulam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madathukulam, Tiruppur 

# Metrathi

Metrathi is a village in Madathukulam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642203**. The 2011 Census counted **5,241 people in 1,634 households**, the 7th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 5,241people (2011)
- 1,634households
- 66.3%literacy
- 642203PIN code

## Metrathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metrathi is 642203.** Metrathi falls in Madathukulam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642203
- Gram panchayatMetrathi
- Community development blockMadathukulam
- Census village code644899

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Metrathi from nearby towns?

- Madathukulam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kaniyur (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 Metrathi?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Metrathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaniyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udumalaipettai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Metrathi known for?

The main crops are **maize, onion and coconut**. About 49% of the 2,926 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,019 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 Metrathi

Of every 100 households in Metrathi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Metrathi · ■ Madathukulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**65%

Tap water ****78%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**51%

Use banking services ****52%**

**49%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Metrathi?

■ Metrathi · ■ Madathukulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**959

Working population ****59.8%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 57.1% for women. 68% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,496 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,082 (35%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 444 (14%) · **■** Marginal 63 (2%)

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 Madathukulam

- Myvadi6,911 people
- Pappankulam6,604 people
- Jothampatti6,071 people
- Kottamangalam6,019 people
- Karatholuvu5,075 people
- Gudimangalam4,888 people
- Sholamadevi4,603 people
- Anikkadavu4,579 people

[All 35 villages in Madathukulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metrathi?642203
- How far is Metrathi from Tiruppur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Metrathi?5,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metrathi in?Tiruppur district (Madathukulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Metrathi?66.3% (Census 2011)
