# Ward 5, Paravai (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Paravai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Paravai

Ward 5 of Paravai, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **845 people in 222 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, above the town average of 86.0%.

- 845people (2011)
- 222households
- 13 of 15by population
- 90.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Paravai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Paravai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**873

Working population ****35.7%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 268 (89%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Farming 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Paravai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**40%

Use banking services ****43%**

**62%

Television ****96%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**2%

Own their home ****57%**

**65%

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 Paravai

- Ward 21,028 people
- Ward 31,683 people
- Ward 41,433 people
- Ward 61,317 people
- Ward 71,253 people
- Ward 8698 people

[Full Paravai ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/paravai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Paravai?845 people in 222 households (Census 2011)