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 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total419887100%
Hindu40847497.28%
Christian72811.73%
Muslim37650.9%
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 households4831963836
Total Population182349237538
Population (%)50.88%47.1%
Male Population92785125662
Female Population89564111876
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)5281376.82%1016
Mecheri (TP)2567665.02%903
P.N.Patti (TP)2513368.73%957
Veerakkalpudur (TP)1666579.3%972
Jalakandapuram (TP)1618473.84%989
Kolathur (TP)1274866.37%957
Nangavalli (TP)1080967.31%963
Avadattur (CT)986957.36%895
Vanavasi (TP)713071.49%970
Doramangalam (CT)532258.53%894

List of Villages in Mettur

Check out complete list of all villages of Mettur in Mettur district, Tamil Nadu
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Kaveripuram2130651.31%860
Gonur1876664.66%865
Soorappalli1566053.38%870
Periyasoragai1056650.44%851
Olaipatti1008361.58%928
Mallikudam984258.17%868
Vellar974561.52%919
Alamarathupatti938454.24%955
Navappatti869368.18%863
Kuttapatti843962.96%925
M.Kalipatti752064.83%901
Pallipatti724854.69%831
Thinnappatti717154.34%918
Aranganur689958.14%918
Vanavasi670451.07%926
Virudasampatti654563.58%880
Lakkampatti634052.93%954
Pottaneri616067.74%886
Kolnaikenpatti589453.48%888
Kannamoochi509157.95%1000
Thethigiripatti499156.42%859
Bukkampatti414058.12%886
Koonandiyur409960.06%808
Banapuram385660.3%845
Singiripatti383453.03%968
Moolakkadu371657.86%939
Veerakkal341857.34%882
Karikkapatti312547.23%869
Palamalai289537.82%898
Chinnasoragai267951.06%862
Amaram216463.22%888
Sampalli213463.96%947
Periyasattappadi200952.86%934
Manathal Nallakavundampatti178262.51%896
Koppampatti161457.81%915
Chinnasattappadi121256.11%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 Households112155
Population419887
Male Population218447 (52.03%)
Female Population201440 (47.97%)
Children Population40269
Area774.77 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