# Ward 18, Mecheri (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mecheri, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Mecheri

Ward 18 of Mecheri, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,434 people in 568 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the town average of 72.7%.

- 2,434people (2011)
- 568households
- 1 of 18by population
- 72.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 18 · ■ Mecheri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**874

Working population ****48.6%**

**42.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 404 (34%) · **■** Household industry 182 (15%) · **■** Farming 306 (26%) · **■** Marginal 291 (25%)

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, 86 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Mecheri average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**55%

Tap water ****77%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**43%

Use banking services ****20%**

**34%

Television ****63%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**12%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 151,098 people
- Ward 161,955 people
- Ward 172,124 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 18, Mecheri?2,434 people in 568 households (Census 2011)