Mettupalayam, Coimbatore

Mettupalayam is a municipality town and taluk headquarters of Mettupalayam Taluk in the Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a suburb of Coimbatore. It is the third largest town in the Coimbatore district after Coimbatore and Pollachi. It's located to the North of the Coimbatore city on the way to Ooty in the foothills of Nilgiri hills. As of 2011, the town had a population of 66,595. Mettupalayam railway station is the starting point of Nilgiri Mountain Railway and it operates the only rack railway in India connecting Ooty and Mettupalayam.[1],Native place of Vishanth ram, Harini sri

Mettupalayam
Town
Mettupalayam Town seen from Ooty hills
Mettupalayam Town seen from Ooty hills
Mettupalayam is located in Tamil Nadu
Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°18′20″N 76°56′06″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionCoimbatore
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total66,595
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
641301
Telephone code91-4254
Vehicle registrationTN-40

Geography

Mettupalayam is located at 11.3056°N 76.9350°E / 11.3056; 76.9350.[2] It has an average elevation of 314 metres (1033 feet). Mettupalayam is situated on the bank of Bhavani River at the foot of the Nilgiri mountains.

Demographics
Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 69.24%
Muslim
 
 25.65%
Christian
 
 4.84%
Other
 
 0.26%

According to 2011 census, Mettupalayam had a population of 69,213 with a sex-ratio of 1,022 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[3] A total of 6,808 were under the age of six, constituting 3,543 males and 3,265 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 14.76% and 0.08% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.11%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[3] The town had a total of 18,423 households. There were a total of 26,595 workers, comprising 147 cultivators, 437 main agricultural labourers, 704 in house hold industries, 23,870 other workers, 1,437 marginal workers, 8 marginal cultivators, 60 marginal agricultural labourers, 92 marginal workers in household industries and 1,277 other marginal workers.[4]

As per the religious census of 2011, Mettupalayam had 69.24% Hindus, 25.65% Muslims, 4.84% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.15% Jains, 0.04% following other religions and 0.05% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[5]

Politics

Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency) is part of [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)]].[6]

Transport
Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway which connects Mettupalayam railway station with Udagamandalam (Ooty) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nilgiri Express connects Mettupalayam to capital Chennai via Coimbatore. Mettupalayam is situated at the base of Nilgiri Hills and hence is the starting point for the Ghat Roads. MEMU express special trains are operated between Coimbatore junction and Mettupalayam daily. Coimbatore is 35 km by road from Mettupalayam and the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport. There is proposal for a bypass road from Sulur Kangeyampalayam via neelambur for Mettupalayam via odanthurai to Ooty.

National Highway 181 (India) connecting Gundlupete in Karnataka state to Nagapattinam passes through Mettupalyam. State highway SH15 from Erode to Ooty passes through Chittode, Gobichettipalayam, Satyamangalam, Sirumugai, Mettupalayam and Kothagiri. State highway SH80 connects Mettupalayam to Avinashi via Annur.

Places of interest
  • Forest College and Research Institute, Kotagiri Road, Mettupalayam
  • Idugampalayam Aanjineyar temple
  • Kallaar Park at Ooty Road, Mettupalayam
  • Kumaran Kundru Murugan temple
  • Kurunthamalai Murugan Hill Temple
  • Thekkampatti Elephant Camp
  • Then Tirupathi Temple
  • Vana Bathrakali Amman temple
Forestry College and Research Institute, Guest House

Nearby villages
  • Athimathaiyanur
  • Dhayanur
  • Dimmampalayam
  • Jadayampalayam
  • Lingapuram
  • Nellithurai
  • Odandurai
  • Paapanur
  • Palapatti
  • Thekkampatti
  • Tholampalayam
  • Velliyangadu

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mettupalayam.
  1. "Ooty toy train: All you need to know about the classy trip through enchating hills". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mettuppalaiyam, India".
  3. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Mettupalayam". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
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