Mettur is a Taluk located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 9 Taluks of Salem district. There are 44 villages and 10 towns in Mettur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Mettur Taluk has 112155 households, population of 419887 of which 218447 are males and 201440 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 40269 which is 9.59% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Mettur Taluk is around
922 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Mettur Taluk is 63.33% out of which 70.5% males are literate and 55.56% females are literate. The total area of Mettur is 774.77 sq.km with population density of 542 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 56.57% of population lives in Urban area and 43.43% lives in Rural area. There are 12.95% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.26% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mettur Taluk.
Mettur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 419887 | 100% |
| Hindu | 408474 | 97.28% |
| Christian | 7281 | 1.73% |
| Muslim | 3765 | 0.9% |
| Religion not stated | 305 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 31 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 15 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 12 | 0% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
Mettur 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 | 48319 | 63836 |
| Total Population | 182349 | 237538 |
| Population (%) | 50.88% | 47.1% |
| Male Population | 92785 | 125662 |
| Female Population | 89564 | 111876 |
| Sex Ratio | 965 | 890 |
| Literacy (%) | 70.92% | 57.51% |
List of Cities in Mettur
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List of Villages in Mettur
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