# Ward 17, Melur (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Melur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Melur

Ward 17 of Melur, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,057 people in 270 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 27 census wards. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the town average of 89.5%.

- 1,057people (2011)
- 270households
- 19 of 27by population
- 90.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Melur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Melur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**89.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**907

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 288 (82%) · **■** Household industry 24 (7%) · **■** Farming 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Melur average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**77%

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

**14%

Tap water ****32%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**74%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**18%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**35%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****60%**

**54%

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 Melur

- Ward 14850 people
- Ward 15788 people
- Ward 162,675 people
- Ward 18825 people
- Ward 19674 people
- Ward 201,794 people

[Full Melur ward list (27 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/melur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Melur?1,057 people in 270 households (Census 2011)