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

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Census ward · Paravai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Paravai

Ward 8 of Paravai, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **698 people in 168 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 94.6%, above the town average of 86.0%.

- 698people (2011)
- 168households
- 15 of 15by population
- 94.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Paravai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**873

Working population ****30.5%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 199 (93%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Farming 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Paravai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**66%

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

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**40%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****99%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 5845 people
- Ward 61,317 people
- Ward 71,253 people
- Ward 91,120 people
- Ward 102,324 people
- Ward 11734 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 8, Paravai?698 people in 168 households (Census 2011)