Mettupalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Mettupalayam is a Municipality city situated in Mettupalayam taluka of Coimbatore district. The Mettupalayam city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18,423 families residing in the Mettupalayam city. The total population of Mettupalayam is 69,213 out of which 34,232 are males and 34,981 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mettupalayam city is 6808 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3543 male children and 3265 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mettupalayam is 85.5%. Thus Mettupalayam has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 90.67% and the female literacy rate is 80.53% in Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam Municipality has total administration over 18,423 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mettupalayam Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mettupalayam Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 6,808 3,543 3,265
Literacy 85.5% 81.3% 73%
Scheduled Caste 10,216 5,060 5,156
Scheduled Tribe 58 26 32
Illiterate 15,846 6,405 9,441

Caste-wise Population - Mettupalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mettupalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,216 5,060 5,156
Schedule Tribe 58 26 32

Religion-wise Population - Mettupalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mettupalayam is 47,925 which is 69.24% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mettupalayam is 17,752 which is 25.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mettupalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 47,925 (69.24%) 23,732 24,193
Muslim 17,752 (25.65%) 8,748 9,004
Christian 3,350 (4.84%) 1,661 1,689
Sikh 13 (0.02%) 7 6
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 106 (0.15%) 49 57
Other Religion 33 (0.05%) 19 14
No Religion Specified 31 (0.04%) 15 16

Literacy Rate - Mettupalayam

The total literacy rate of Mettupalayam was 85.52% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 53,367 literates, males were 27,827 while females were 25,540. Also the male literacy rate was 90.67% and the female literacy rate was 80.53% in Mettupalayam.

  Mettupalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 80.53% 73.44%
Male 90.67% 86.77%
Total 85.52% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Mettupalayam

The Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 1,022. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Mettupalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Mettupalayam.

Child Population - Mettupalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 6,808 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mettupalayam. Out of which 3,543 were male while 3,265 were female.

Working Population - Mettupalayam

In Mettupalayam Municipality out of total population, 26,595 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,595 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 437 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,158 19,941 5,217
Cultivators 147 114 33
Agriculture Labourer 437 266 171
Household Industries 704 342 362
Other Workers 23,870 19,219 4,651
Marginal Workers 1,437 842 595
Non Working 42,618 13,449 29,169

Mettupalayam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mettupalayam is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,147 80% 1,649
2 Ward No - 2 1,884 68.6% 996
3 Ward No - 3 2,360 74.7% 987
4 Ward No - 4 2,814 62.2% 1,036
5 Ward No - 5 1,573 74.8% 1,040
6 Ward No - 6 1,497 81% 1,040
7 Ward No - 7 1,046 77.9% 966
8 Ward No - 8 1,487 76.8% 1,037
9 Ward No - 9 1,661 80.9% 1,046
10 Ward No - 10 3,431 75% 1,061
11 Ward No - 11 2,765 73.9% 1,018
12 Ward No - 12 3,623 77.6% 1,008
13 Ward No - 13 1,888 82.9% 985
14 Ward No - 14 1,106 83.5% 1,037
15 Ward No - 15 1,516 79.1% 959
16 Ward No - 16 2,321 71.8% 972
17 Ward No - 17 2,954 77.8% 1,036
18 Ward No - 18 1,145 74.4% 991
19 Ward No - 19 1,051 80.4% 987
20 Ward No - 20 1,269 83.5% 1,101
21 Ward No - 21 918 80.7% 881
22 Ward No - 22 2,232 82.3% 972
23 Ward No - 23 1,342 77.7% 974
24 Ward No - 24 2,619 74.7% 1,007
25 Ward No - 25 3,694 83.7% 1,055
26 Ward No - 26 881 84.6% 1,021
27 Ward No - 27 1,138 70.2% 976
28 Ward No - 28 1,676 67.4% 1,059
29 Ward No - 29 2,575 68% 1,012
30 Ward No - 30 2,962 81.2% 1,040
31 Ward No - 31 3,077 82.3% 1,007
32 Ward No - 32 5,566 81.5% 1,004
33 Ward No - 33 1,995 77.9% 1,011

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