• Source: Mettupalayam, Coimbatore

Mettupalayam is a municipal town and headquarters of Mettupalayam Taluk in the Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in the Coimbatore district after Pollachi. It is located to the north of Coimbatore city on the way to Ooty, in the foothills of Nilgiri hills. As of 2011, the town had a population of 69,213. Mettupalayam railway station is the starting point of Nilgiri Mountain Railway and it operates the only rack railway in India connecting Ooty and Mettupalayam.




Geography


Mettupalayam is located at 11.3056°N 76.9350°E / 11.3056; 76.9350. It has an average elevation of 314 m (1,030 ft). Mettupalayam is situated on the bank of Bhavani River at the foot of the Nilgiri mountains.




Demographics



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. 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%. 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.
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.




Politics


Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Nilgiris.




Transport



The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, which connects Mettupalayam railway station with Udagamandalam (Ooty), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nilgiri Express connects Mettupalayam to the State 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 a proposal for a bypass road from Sulur (Kangayampalayam) via Neelambur for Mettupalayam via Odanthurai to Ooty.
National Highway 181 (India) connecting Gundlupet in Karnataka state to Nagapattinam passes through Mettupalyam. State highway SH15 from Erode to Ooty passes through Chithode, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Sirumugai, Mettupalayam and Kotagiri. State highway SH80 connects Mettupalayam to Avinashi via Annur.




Places of interest


Black Thunder Water Theme Park
Shree Sadhguru Sai Baba Temple, Kuttaiyur
Karamadai Ranganadar Temple
Forest College and Research Institute, Kotagiri Road
Idugampalayam Aanjineyar Temple
Kallaar Park at Ooty Road
Kumaran Kundru Murugan Temple
Kurunthamalai Murugan Temple
Thekkampatti Elephant Camp
Then Tirupathi Temple
Vana Bathrakali Amman temple
Mettupalayam View Point
Breezeland
Velankanni Church




Nearby villages


Marudur
Athimathaiyanur
Dhayanur
Dimmampalayam
Jadayampalayam
Lingapuram
Nellithurai
Odanthurai
Paapanur
Palapatti
Thekkampatti
Tholampalayam
Velliangadu
Kemmarampalayam




See also


Mountain Train in Ooty




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2001
• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2011
• Mettupalayam, Coimbatore
• Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore
• Coimbatore Junction railway station
• Coimbatore district
• Coimbatore
• Mettupalayam railway station
• Mettupalayam
• Nilgiri Express
• Coimbatore–Mettupalayam branch line
• Coimbatore bypass