Mettur

Mettur is a Town and Taluka in Salem District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Mettur Block (CD) is 05736. Total area of mettur taluka is 775 km² including 652.12 km² rural area and 122.64 km² urban area. Mettur taluka has a population of 4,19,887 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,82,349 while rural population is 2,37,538. Mettur has a sex ratio of approximately 922 females for every 1,000 males. Mettur taluka has a population density of 542 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,12,155 houses in the sub-district, including 48,319 urban houses and 63,836 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 63.33% population of mettur taluka is literate, out of which 70.50% males and 55.56% females are literate. There are about 45 villages in mettur taluka, which you can browse from mettur taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Mettur Taluka

Population of Mettur Taluka

Households in Mettur Taluka