# Ward 2, Palayam (Dindigul, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palayam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Palayam

Ward 2 of Palayam, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,360 people in 305 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the town average of 71.9%.

- 1,360people (2011)
- 305households
- 2 of 15by population
- 70.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Palayam?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Palayam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**895

Working population ****59.4%**

**52.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 127 (16%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Farming 640 (79%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Palayam average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****88%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**75%

Use banking services ****34%**

**40%

Television ****67%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Palayam

- Ward 11,348 people
- Ward 31,038 people
- Ward 41,215 people
- Ward 5993 people

[Full Palayam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/palayam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Palayam?1,360 people in 305 households (Census 2011)