# Ward 12, Palamedu (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Palamedu

Ward 12 of Palamedu, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,117 people in 299 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 84.3%, above the town average of 79.6%.

- 1,117people (2011)
- 299households
- 2 of 15by population
- 84.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Palamedu?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**921

Working population ****47.4%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 270 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 139 (26%) · **■** Marginal 116 (22%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**54%

Tap water ****84%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**55%

Use banking services ****66%**

**50%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**9%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 9628 people
- Ward 10454 people
- Ward 11866 people
- Ward 13611 people
- Ward 14660 people
- Ward 15684 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 12, Palamedu?1,117 people in 299 households (Census 2011)