# Ward 3, Mecheri (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mecheri, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Mecheri

Ward 3 of Mecheri, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,240 people in 265 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 64.8%, below the town average of 72.7%.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 265households
- 9 of 18by population
- 64.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Mecheri?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Mecheri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**874

Working population ****37.7%**

**42.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 151 (32%) · **■** Household industry 26 (6%) · **■** Farming 277 (59%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Mecheri average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**55%

Tap water ****85%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**43%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****52%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 11,384 people
- Ward 21,840 people
- Ward 41,054 people
- Ward 51,182 people
- Ward 61,228 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 3, Mecheri?1,240 people in 265 households (Census 2011)