# Ward 5, Mecheri (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mecheri, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Mecheri

Ward 5 of Mecheri, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,182 people in 286 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 64.9%, below the town average of 72.7%.

- 1,182people (2011)
- 286households
- 13 of 18by population
- 64.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Mecheri?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mecheri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**874

Working population ****43.9%**

**42.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 201 (39%) · **■** Household industry 73 (14%) · **■** Farming 211 (41%) · **■** Marginal 34 (7%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mecheri average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**55%

Tap water ****82%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**43%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****48%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**33%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 21,840 people
- Ward 31,240 people
- Ward 41,054 people
- Ward 61,228 people
- Ward 71,254 people
- Ward 81,580 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 5, Mecheri?1,182 people in 286 households (Census 2011)