# Ward 8, Palamedu (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palamedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Palamedu

Ward 8 of [Palamedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/palamedu/), [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **612 people in 164 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 96.6%, above the town average of 79.6%.

- 612people (2011)
- 164households
- 10 of 15by population
- 96.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Palamedu?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palamedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**921

Working population ****38.2%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 32 (14%) · **■** Marginal 202 (86%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palamedu average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**54%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**55%

Use banking services ****62%**

**50%

Television ****91%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 5767 people
- Ward 6628 people
- Ward 7861 people
- Ward 9628 people
- Ward 10454 people
- Ward 11866 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 8, Palamedu?612 people in 164 households (Census 2011)