# Mettathur Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram 

# Mettathur

Mettathur is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 295 households**, the 116th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 295households
- 70.9%literacy
- 607204PIN code

## Mettathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mettathur is 607204.** Mettathur falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607204
- Gram panchayatMettathur
- Community development blockTirunavalur
- Census village code633644

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

## How far is Mettathur from nearby towns?

- Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Ulundurpettai (nearest town)17 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 Mettathur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mettathur; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirunavalur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tirunavalur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tirunavalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Mettathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and bajra**. About 53% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Mettathur

Of every 100 households in Mettathur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mettathur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****41%**

**40%

Television ****80%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Mettathur?

■ Mettathur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**934

Working population ****45.9%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 55.3% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 188 (34%) · **■** Marginal 216 (39%)

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 Ulundurpettai

- Thenkunam1,213 people
- Thomal1,213 people
- Oddanandal1,212 people
- Athipattu1,208 people
- Alankuppam1,200 people
- Nachiyarpettai1,169 people
- Poyyarasur1,162 people
- Karadipakkam1,128 people

[All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mettathur?607204
- How far is Mettathur from Viluppuram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mettathur?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mettathur in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mettathur?70.9% (Census 2011)