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

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Census ward · Mettur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Mettur

Ward 3 of Mettur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,821 people in 795 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 88.0%, above the town average of 83.6%.

- 2,821people (2011)
- 795households
- 4 of 30by population
- 88.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 3 · ■ Mettur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**934

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 957 (94%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Mettur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**8%

Use banking services ****70%**

**61%

Television ****94%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**48%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****53%**

**55%

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 Mettur

- Ward 1625 people
- Ward 2623 people
- Ward 41,949 people
- Ward 51,093 people
- Ward 6735 people

[Full Mettur ward list (30 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/mettur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 3, Mettur?2,821 people in 795 households (Census 2011)