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

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Palamedu

Ward 1 of Palamedu, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,252 people in 309 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 63.1%, below the town average of 79.6%.

- 1,252people (2011)
- 309households
- 1 of 15by population
- 63.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 1 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**921

Working population ****41.1%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 173 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 313 (61%) · **■** Marginal 27 (5%)

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, 82 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**54%

Tap water ****96%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**55%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****73%**

**78%

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 Palamedu

- Ward 2514 people
- Ward 3314 people
- Ward 4525 people

[Full Palamedu ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/palamedu/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Palamedu?1,252 people in 309 households (Census 2011)