# Ward 2, Palamedu (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Palamedu

Ward 2 of Palamedu, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **514 people in 141 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 69.3%, below the town average of 79.6%.

- 514people (2011)
- 141households
- 13 of 15by population
- 69.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Palamedu?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**921

Working population ****40.3%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 88 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Farming 110 (53%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**54%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**55%

Use banking services ****41%**

**50%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 11,252 people
- Ward 3314 people
- Ward 4525 people
- Ward 5767 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 2, Palamedu?514 people in 141 households (Census 2011)