# Ward 1, Melattur (Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melattur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Melattur

Ward 1 of Melattur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, had **876 people in 215 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 83.2%, above the town average of 78.6%.

- 876people (2011)
- 215households
- 1 of 15by population
- 83.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Melattur?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melattur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**984

Working population ****51.3%**

**45.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 114 (25%) · **■** Farming 237 (53%) · **■** Marginal 98 (22%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melattur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**48%

Use banking services ****14%**

**33%

Television ****48%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Melattur

- Ward 2518 people
- Ward 3475 people
- Ward 4596 people

[Full Melattur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/melattur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Melattur?876 people in 215 households (Census 2011)