Geographic Location of Mettur

The village Mettur is located in Yercaud Taluk of Salem District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vellakadai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Yercaud Community Development Block. The nearest town is Salem, which is about 43 kilometers away from Mettur.

Travel and Communication for Mettur

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mettur,
Salem,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 636602

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mettur

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A brief summary of available data for Mettur is given below:

Social Structure of Mettur

As per available data from the year 2009, 298 persons live in 81 house holds in the village Mettur. There are 154 female individuals and 144 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.68% and males constitute 48.32% of the total population.

There are 6 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.01% of the total population.

There are 288 scheduled tribes persons of which 148 are females and 140 are males. Females constitute 51.39% and males constitute 48.61% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.64% of the total population.

Population density of Mettur is 180.13 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mettur

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Total area of Mettur is 165.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 112.16 ha. About 112.16 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 50.58 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.9 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1.8 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Mettur

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Mettur.

There is a government primary school in the village Mettur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Vellakkadai, which is less than 5 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Vellakkadai, which is less than 5 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Yercaud, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

Colleges in Mettur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

Other Educational Facilities in Mettur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Yercaud, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Mettur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

Healthcare Facilities in Mettur

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Mettur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mettur.

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