# Ward 8, Anaiyur (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Anaiyur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Anaiyur

Ward 8 of Anaiyur, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,708 people in 709 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 97.1%, above the town average of 91.7%.

- 2,708people (2011)
- 709households
- 10 of 18by population
- 97.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Anaiyur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**91.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**916

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 936 (96%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%)

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, 100 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Anaiyur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

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

**7%

Tap water ****26%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**76%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**12%

Use banking services ****94%**

**73%

Television ****97%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****21%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**2%

Own their home ****43%**

**49%

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 Anaiyur

- Ward 54,683 people
- Ward 61,393 people
- Ward 72,575 people
- Ward 91,938 people
- Ward 102,708 people
- Ward 118,291 people

[Full Anaiyur ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/anaiyur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Anaiyur?2,708 people in 709 households (Census 2011)