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

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Census ward · Madurai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Madurai

Ward 5 of Madurai, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **19,104 people in 4,971 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 72 census wards. Literacy was 91.3%, close to the town average of 90.9%.

- 19,104people (2011)
- 4,971households
- 12 of 72by population
- 91.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Madurai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**949

Working population ****36.7%**

**38.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 5,972 (85%) · **■** Household industry 135 (2%) · **■** Farming 62 (1%) · **■** Marginal 847 (12%)

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, 90 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Madurai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****96%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**66%

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

**5%

Use banking services ****69%**

**61%

Television ****90%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****40%**

**37%

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 Madurai

- Ward 231,115 people
- Ward 320,979 people
- Ward 411,802 people
- Ward 613,592 people
- Ward 75,293 people
- Ward 813,344 people

[Full Madurai ward list (72 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/madurai/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Madurai?19,104 people in 4,971 households (Census 2011)