Mettur Taluk Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

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 112,155 households, population of 419,887 of which 218,447 are males and 201,440 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 40,269 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 775 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total419,887100%
Hindu408,47497.28%
Christian7,2811.73%
Muslim3,7650.9%
Religion not stated3050.07%
Sikh310.01%
Buddhist150%
Other religions and persuasions120%
Jain40%

Mettur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households48,31963,836
Total Population182,349237,538
Population (%)50.88%47.1%
Male Population92,785125,662
Female Population89,564111,876
Sex Ratio965890
Literacy (%)70.92%57.51%

List of Cities in Mettur

Check out complete list of all town cities of Mettur in Mettur district, Tamil Nadu
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Mettur (M)52,81376.82%1016
Mecheri (TP)25,67665.02%903
P.N.Patti (TP)25,13368.73%957
Veerakkalpudur (TP)16,66579.3%972
Jalakandapuram (TP)16,18473.84%989
Kolathur (TP)12,74866.37%957
Nangavalli (TP)10,80967.31%963
Avadattur (CT)9,86957.36%895
Vanavasi (TP)7,13071.49%970
Doramangalam (CT)5,32258.53%894

List of Villages in Mettur

Check out complete list of all villages of Mettur in Mettur district, Tamil Nadu
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Kaveripuram21,30651.31%860
Gonur18,76664.66%865
Soorappalli15,66053.38%870
Periyasoragai10,56650.44%851
Olaipatti10,08361.58%928
Mallikudam9,84258.17%868
Vellar9,74561.52%919
Alamarathupatti9,38454.24%955
Navappatti8,69368.18%863
Kuttapatti8,43962.96%925
M.Kalipatti7,52064.83%901
Pallipatti7,24854.69%831
Thinnappatti7,17154.34%918
Aranganur6,89958.14%918
Vanavasi6,70451.07%926
Virudasampatti6,54563.58%880
Lakkampatti6,34052.93%954
Pottaneri6,16067.74%886
Kolnaikenpatti5,89453.48%888
Kannamoochi5,09157.95%1000
Thethigiripatti4,99156.42%859
Bukkampatti4,14058.12%886
Koonandiyur4,09960.06%808
Banapuram3,85660.3%845
Singiripatti3,83453.03%968
Moolakkadu3,71657.86%939
Veerakkal3,41857.34%882
Karikkapatti3,12547.23%869
Palamalai2,89537.82%898
Chinnasoragai2,67951.06%862
Amaram2,16463.22%888
Sampalli2,13463.96%947
Periyasattappadi2,00952.86%934
Manathal Nallakavundampatti1,78262.51%896
Koppampatti1,61457.81%915
Chinnasattappadi1,21256.11%885
Mallikuttappatti68953.12%818
Dasagappatti67853.24%878
Koppam44765.55%832
Solapadi R.F.000
Gonur R.F.000
Pachapalli (R.F.)000
Palamalai (R.F.)000
Vanavasi R.F.000

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Mettur Population Facts

Number of Households112,155
Population419,887
Male Population218,447 (52.03%)
Female Population201,440 (47.97%)
Children Population40,269
Area775 km2
Population density/km2542
Sex-ratio922
Literacy63.33%
Male Literacy70.5%
Female Literacy55.56%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.26%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.95%

Map of Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu