Mettupalaiyam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Mettupalaiyam is a village situated in Viluppuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 330 families residing in the village Mettupalaiyam. The total population of Mettupalaiyam is 1,300 out of which 656 are males and 644 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mettupalaiyam is 982.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mettupalaiyam village is 135 which is 10% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mettupalaiyam is 709 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Mettupalaiyam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mettupalaiyam is 76.3%. Thus Mettupalaiyam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 87.87% and the female literacy rate is 64.97% in Mettupalaiyam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mettupalaiyam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mettupalaiyam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mettupalaiyam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 135 | 79 | 56 |
| Literacy | 76.31% | 87.87% | 64.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 411 | 149 | 262 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mettupalaiyam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mettupalaiyam village out of total population, 723 were engaged in work activities. 99.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 723 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 362 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 719 | 406 | 313 |
| Cultivators | 137 | 103 | 34 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 362 | 138 | 224 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 219 | 164 | 55 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Non Working | 577 | 250 | 327 |
Nearby Villages to Mettupalaiyam,
Below are the list of villages near Mettupalaiyam village in Viluppuram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Vadavambalam | 2,368 |
| Kongambattu | 3,033 |
| Kallippattu | 1,576 |
| Sorappur | 1,809 |
| Kuchipalaiyam | 935 |
| Viranam | 3,159 |
| Arasamangalam | 3,282 |
| Pakkam | 4,775 |
| Puvarasamkuppam | 3,106 |
| Krishnapuram | 2,678 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mettupalaiyam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia