Mettupalayam, Tiruchirappalli
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Mettupalayam
Tamil Nadu • India |
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District(s) | Tiruchirappalli |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Population | 7,538 (2001) |
This article is about a town in Tiruchirappalli district. For other uses, see Mettupalayam.
Mettupalayam is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Mettupalayam had a population of 7538. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mettupalayam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 60%. In Mettupalayam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.