# Ward 1, Elumalai (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Elumalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Elumalai

Ward 1 of [Elumalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/elumalai/), [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,597 people in 407 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 60.8%, below the town average of 65.1%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 407households
- 1 of 18by population
- 60.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Elumalai?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Elumalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**974

Working population ****54.8%**

**50.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 107 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 303 (35%) · **■** Marginal 460 (53%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Elumalai average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**70%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****79%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**83%

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 Elumalai

- Ward 21,113 people
- Ward 3578 people
- Ward 4820 people

[Full Elumalai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/elumalai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Elumalai?1,597 people in 407 households (Census 2011)