# Ward 8, Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Paramakudi

Ward 8 of Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **6,007 people in 1,407 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 36 census wards. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 6,007people (2011)
- 1,407households
- 1 of 36by population
- 87.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Paramakudi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**936

Working population ****37.8%**

**37.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 759 (33%) · **■** Household industry 944 (42%) · **■** Farming 172 (8%) · **■** Marginal 393 (17%)

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, 38 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Paramakudi average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**15%

Tap water ****87%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**16%

Use banking services ****31%**

**55%

Television ****80%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****57%**

**47%

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 Paramakudi

- Ward 52,037 people
- Ward 63,141 people
- Ward 72,175 people
- Ward 92,440 people
- Ward 10668 people
- Ward 112,538 people

[Full Paramakudi ward list (36 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/paramakudi/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Paramakudi?6,007 people in 1,407 households (Census 2011)