# Ward 18, Sholavandan (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Sholavandan

Ward 18 of Sholavandan, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **985 people in 247 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 79.0%, below the town average of 82.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 247households
- 13 of 18by population
- 79.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Sholavandan?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Sholavandan average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**1030

Working population ****45.0%**

**42.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 144 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Farming 142 (32%) · **■** Marginal 149 (34%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Sholavandan average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**26%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**43%

Use banking services ****69%**

**61%

Television ****90%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****72%**

**58%

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 Sholavandan

- Ward 151,049 people
- Ward 16769 people
- Ward 171,021 people

[Full Sholavandan ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/sholavandan/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 18, Sholavandan?985 people in 247 households (Census 2011)