Mettur Teshil is a sub district administrative devision in Salem District, Tamil Nadu India. Mettur teshil is one of the teshil of Salem district Tamil Nadu . In Mettur Teshil there are 44 villages and 10 towns. Out of 44 villages in Mettur teshil in which Kaveripuram is most populated village with population of 21306 and least populated village is Vanavasi R.F. having population only 0. There are 10 town in Mettur sub-district which lies in Mettur administrative devision. Most populated town in Mettur Teshil is Avadattur (CT) with population of 9869.
Total population of Mettur teshil is 419887 as per Census 2011 Data. Sex ratio in Mettur teshil is 922 per 1000 male. Literacy rate in Mettur teshil is 70.05%.
Census Data of Mettur Teshil, India --Census 2011
| Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy |
|
419887 |
922 |
70.05%
|
Demographics details of Mettur Teshil
The population of Mettur sub district is 419887 people, among them about 218447 are male and 201440 are female. Total number of house holds in Mettur Teshil is 112155. Total Literates persons are 265926 in which total male literates are 154008 and female literates are 111918. Under the age of six years child population of Tijara tahsil is 40269, among them 21217 are boys and 19052 are girls.
Mettur Taluk Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Census 2011 Data |
| Sub District Name | Mettur |
| State Name | Tamil Nadu |
| District Name | Salem |
| Total Population | 419887 |
| Total No of House Holds | 112155 |
| Total Male Population | 218447 |
| Total Female Population | 201440 |
| 0-6 Age group Total Population | 40269 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 21217 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 19052 |
| Total Person Literates | 265926 |
| Total Male Literates | 154008 |
| Total Male Literates | 111918 |
| Total Person Illiterates | 153961 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 64439 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 89522 |
| Scheduled Cast Persons | 54392 |
| Scheduled Cast Males | 27780 |
| Scheduled Cast Females | 26612 |
| Scheduled Tribe Persons | 4615 |
| Scheduled Tribe Males | 4888 |
| Scheduled Tribe Females | 4615 |
Mettur Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Rural |
Urban |
| Total Population |
136608 |
56261 |
| Population (%) |
32.53 % |
13.4 % |
| Male Population |
68395 |
27759 |
| Female Population |
68213 |
28502 |
| Sex Ratio |
997 |
1027 |
| Child Population (0-6) |
7227 |
2651 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) |
938 |
979 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) |
10.25% |
9.53% |
| Households in |
35234 |
14644 |
| Literates |
97597 |
44769 |
| Literacy % |
79.6% |
87.95% |
| Male Literacy |
87.56% |
92.94% |
| Female Literacy |
71.69% |
83.12% |
Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Mettur Teshil
| Religion |
Total Population |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Population % |
Literacy |
| Hindu |
408474 |
212816 |
195658 |
97.28% |
67.73% |
| Muslim |
3765 |
1861 |
1904 |
0.9% |
0.78% |
| Christian |
7281 |
3547 |
3734 |
1.73% |
1.47% |
| Sikh |
31 |
15 |
16 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Buddhist |
15 |
11 |
4 |
0% |
0% |
| Jain |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0% |
0% |
| Other religions and persuasions |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0% |
0% |
| Religion not stated |
305 |
188 |
117 |
0.07% |
0.05% |
Workers profile of Mettur Teshil
Mettur has 203519 population engaged in either main or marginal works out of them 131550 male and 71969 female population are working population. Full time workers in Mettur teshil are 182834 and 20685 are marginal (part time) workers.
Mettur Working Population ---Census 2011
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total Workers |
203519 |
131550 |
71969 |
| Main Workers |
182834 |
121993 |
60841 |
| Main Workers Cultivators |
30500 |
18309 |
12191 |
| Agriculture Labourer |
50049 |
24401 |
25648 |
| Household Industries |
16882 |
11445 |
5437 |
| Other Workers |
85403 |
67838 |
17565 |
| Marginal Workers |
20685 |
9557 |
11128 |
| Non Working Persons |
216368 |
86897 |
129471 |
List of Town/City of Mettur Teshil as per Census 2011
List of Town/City of Mettur with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Salem is further divided into number of sub-districts which are administrative divisions in District.
List of villages in Teshil-Mettur, District-Salem, Tamil Nadu as per Census 2011