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

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Census ward · Elumalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Elumalai

Ward 8 of Elumalai, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,203 people in 325 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 59.2%, below the town average of 65.1%.

- 1,203people (2011)
- 325households
- 5 of 18by population
- 59.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Elumalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**974

Working population ****51.0%**

**50.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 106 (17%) · **■** Farming 506 (82%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Elumalai average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**59%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**70%

Use banking services ****50%**

**30%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 5854 people
- Ward 61,242 people
- Ward 71,479 people
- Ward 9602 people
- Ward 10591 people
- Ward 11783 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 8, Elumalai?1,203 people in 325 households (Census 2011)