# Ward 3, Palayam (Dindigul, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palayam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Palayam

Ward 3 of Palayam, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,038 people in 247 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 66.8%, below the town average of 71.9%.

- 1,038people (2011)
- 247households
- 7 of 15by population
- 66.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Palayam?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Palayam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**895

Working population ****59.5%**

**52.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 215 (35%) · **■** Farming 346 (56%) · **■** Marginal 57 (9%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Palayam average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****83%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****53%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**34%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 21,360 people
- Ward 41,215 people
- Ward 5993 people
- Ward 6799 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 3, Palayam?1,038 people in 247 households (Census 2011)