# Ward 8, Melpattampakkam (Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melpattampakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Melpattampakkam

Ward 8 of Melpattampakkam, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, had **509 people in 116 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 94.5%, above the town average of 84.3%.

- 509people (2011)
- 116households
- 6 of 15by population
- 94.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Melpattampakkam?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melpattampakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**1017

Working population ****32.0%**

**41.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 104 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 40 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melpattampakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**33%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**29%

Use banking services ****78%**

**57%

Television ****95%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****79%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Melpattampakkam

- Ward 5366 people
- Ward 6287 people
- Ward 7678 people
- Ward 9654 people
- Ward 10336 people
- Ward 11484 people

[Full Melpattampakkam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/melpattampakkam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Melpattampakkam?509 people in 116 households (Census 2011)