# Ward 8, Palakkodu (Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Palakkodu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Palakkodu

Ward 8 of Palakkodu, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, had **513 people in 133 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the town average of 77.4%.

- 513people (2011)
- 133households
- 18 of 18by population
- 76.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palakkodu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1280**

**986

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 175 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Farming 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (7%)

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, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palakkodu average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**23%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**41%

Use banking services ****23%**

**43%

Television ****73%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****41%**

**67%

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 Palakkodu

- Ward 51,632 people
- Ward 61,396 people
- Ward 71,337 people
- Ward 91,001 people
- Ward 10937 people
- Ward 111,853 people

[Full Palakkodu ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/palakkodu/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Palakkodu?513 people in 133 households (Census 2011)