# Ward 5, Palamedu (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Palamedu

Ward 5 of Palamedu, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **767 people in 199 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the town average of 79.6%.

- 767people (2011)
- 199households
- 5 of 15by population
- 78.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Palamedu?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**921

Working population ****56.5%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 297 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 131 (30%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**54%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**55%

Use banking services ****19%**

**50%

Television ****62%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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
- Ward 6628 people
- Ward 7861 people
- Ward 8612 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 5, Palamedu?767 people in 199 households (Census 2011)