# Ward 7, Mecheri (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mecheri, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 7, Mecheri

Ward 7 of Mecheri, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,254 people in 320 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 60.8%, below the town average of 72.7%.

- 1,254people (2011)
- 320households
- 8 of 18by population
- 60.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Mecheri?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Mecheri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**874

Working population ****51.4%**

**42.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 95 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 537 (83%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Mecheri average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**55%

Tap water ****82%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**43%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****58%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 41,054 people
- Ward 51,182 people
- Ward 61,228 people
- Ward 81,580 people
- Ward 91,224 people
- Ward 101,213 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 7, Mecheri?1,254 people in 320 households (Census 2011)