Bodi Mettu | |
Settlement Type: | Hill Station |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 10.02°N 77.264°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Theni |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Bodinayakanur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1500 |
Population Total: | 733 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 625582 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04546xxx |
Registration Plate: | TN 60 Z |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Largest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Theni |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bodinayakanur Munnar |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 71% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Bodinayakanur |
Bodimettu is a locality in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, near the border with Kerala.[1] It is 10 km from Poopara on the way to Bodinayakkanur by the side of National Highway 85, which runs from Dhanushkodi to Kochi. Bodimettu is the main cardamom-growing area of Tamil Nadu. It is close to famous tourist destinations such as Munnar, Marayur, Thekkady, Kodaikanal, Anayirangal Dam.
India census,[2] Bodimettu hill had a population of 733. Males constitute 390 of the population and females 343. Bodimettu hill has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 40%, and female literacy is 30%. In bodimettu, 57 of the population is under 6 years of age.[3]