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

Mettur is a village situated in Vazhapadi taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 195 families residing in the village Mettur. The total population of Mettur is 717 out of which 366 are males and 351 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mettur is 959.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mettur village is 82 which is 11% of the total population. There are 46 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mettur is 783 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Mettur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mettur is 78.6%. Thus Mettur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 84.06% and the female literacy rate is 73.02% in Mettur village.

Population
717
Families
195
Literacy
78.58%
Sex Ratio
959

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

Mettur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 82 46 36
Literacy 78.58% 84.06% 73.02%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 218 97 121

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mettur village out of total population, 448 were engaged in work activities. 99.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 448 workers engaged in Main Work, 437 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 447 227 220
Cultivators 437 223 214
Agriculture Labourer 5 1 4
Other Workers 5 3 2
Marginal Workers 1 1 0
Non Working 269 138 131

Map of Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Mettur, Vazhapadi

Below are the list of villages near Mettur village in Vazhapadi.


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