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Town in Tamil Nadu, India
Photo: Pavan Lulla, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mettupalayam is a municipality of Coimbatore district. It is situated at the foothills of Nilgiris on the bank river Bhavani on Coimbatore-Guddalor State Highways. Mettupalayam Municipality was formed in the year 1948. Subsequently, Mettupalayam Municipality has been upgraded as Ist Grade Municipality from 1.4.1978.
By rail
Mettupalayam Railway Station Connects Coimbatore and Udhagamandalam.
By plane
Coimbatore Airport (CJB) is about 45 km from Mettupalayam.
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