Mettupalayam is a Taluk located in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 6 Taluks of Coimbatore district. There are 30 villages and 3 towns in Mettupalayam Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Mettupalayam Taluk has 73189 households, population of 260172 of which 129447 are males and 130725 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 23023 which is 8.85% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Mettupalayam Taluk is around
1010 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Mettupalayam Taluk is 71.13% out of which 76.64% males are literate and 65.67% females are literate. The total area of Mettupalayam is 635.20 sq.km with population density of 410 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 52.88% of population lives in Urban area and 47.12% lives in Rural area. There are 16.97% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.35% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mettupalayam Taluk.
Mettupalayam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 260172 | 100% |
| Hindu | 226114 | 86.91% |
| Muslim | 23166 | 8.9% |
| Christian | 10096 | 3.88% |
| Religion not stated | 576 | 0.22% |
| Jain | 115 | 0.04% |
| Sikh | 48 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 43 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 14 | 0.01% |
Mettupalayam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 33509 | 39680 |
| Total Population | 122602 | 137570 |
| Population (%) | 49.59% | 50.1% |
| Male Population | 60804 | 68643 |
| Female Population | 61798 | 68927 |
| Sex Ratio | 1016 | 1004 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.53% | 66.32% |
List of Cities in Mettupalayam
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List of Villages in Mettupalayam
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