# Ward 15, Palamedu (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Palamedu

Ward 15 of Palamedu, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **684 people in 190 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.7%, below the town average of 79.6%.

- 684people (2011)
- 190households
- 6 of 15by population
- 70.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Palamedu?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**921

Working population ****69.9%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 435 (91%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**54%

Tap water ****83%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**55%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 121,117 people
- Ward 13611 people
- Ward 14660 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 15, Palamedu?684 people in 190 households (Census 2011)