Mettupalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Mettupalayam is a village situated in Attur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 98 families residing in the village Mettupalayam. The total population of Mettupalayam is 389 out of which 203 are males and 186 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mettupalayam village is 29 which is 7% of the total population. There are 19 male children and 10 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 526 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Mettupalayam village.

Population
389
Families
98
Literacy
76.11%
Sex Ratio
916

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mettupalayam is 76.1%. Thus Mettupalayam village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 88.04% and the female literacy rate is 63.64% in Mettupalayam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mettupalayam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Mettupalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 29 19 10
Literacy 76.11% 88.04% 63.64%
Scheduled Caste 18 10 8
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 115 41 74

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mettupalayam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mettupalayam village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 243 127 116
Cultivators 170 81 89
Agriculture Labourer 43 17 26
Other Workers 30 29 1
Marginal Workers 3 2 1
Non Working 143 74 69

Nearby Villages to Mettupalayam,

Below are the list of villages near Mettupalayam village in Attur.

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