# Ward 16, Mecheri (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mecheri, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Mecheri

Ward 16 of Mecheri, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,955 people in 499 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 86.5%, above the town average of 72.7%.

- 1,955people (2011)
- 499households
- 3 of 18by population
- 86.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Mecheri?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Mecheri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**72.7%

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

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**874

Working population ****36.7%**

**42.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 459 (64%) · **■** Household industry 218 (30%) · **■** Farming 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Mecheri average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**55%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**43%

Use banking services ****70%**

**34%

Television ****90%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**12%

Own their home ****58%**

**80%

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 Mecheri

- Ward 131,110 people
- Ward 141,166 people
- Ward 151,098 people
- Ward 172,124 people
- Ward 182,434 people

[Full Mecheri ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/mecheri/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Mecheri?1,955 people in 499 households (Census 2011)