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

Mettupalayam is a village situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 307 families residing in the village Mettupalayam. The total population of Mettupalayam is 1,298 out of which 621 are males and 677 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 1,090.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mettupalayam village is 110 which is 8% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mettupalayam is 1,037 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,090) of Mettupalayam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mettupalayam is 81.6%. Thus Mettupalayam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 91.01% and the female literacy rate is 73.11% in Mettupalayam village.

Population
1,298
Families
307
Literacy
81.65%
Sex Ratio
1,090

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 110 54 56
Literacy 81.65% 91.01% 73.11%
Scheduled Caste 520 257 263
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 328 105 223

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Mettupalayam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mettupalayam village out of total population, 579 were engaged in work activities. 42.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 579 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 71 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 248 199 49
Cultivators 76 61 15
Agriculture Labourer 71 48 23
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 99 89 10
Marginal Workers 331 140 191
Non Working 719 282 437

Map of Mettupalayam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Mettupalayam, Vellore

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

Village Population
Kilpallipattu 2,409
Kammasamudram 6,146
Vallam 3,899
Mothakkal 1,427
Singarikoil 1,204
Palathuvannan 1,463
Kathalampattu 5,137
Kil Arasampattu 2,841
Jarthankollai 2,098
Pelampattu 2,361

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