# Ward 5, Melattur (Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melattur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Melattur

Ward 5 of Melattur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, had **593 people in 150 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 82.8%, above the town average of 78.6%.

- 593people (2011)
- 150households
- 4 of 15by population
- 82.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melattur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**984

Working population ****35.1%**

**45.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 31 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 158 (76%) · **■** Marginal 18 (9%)

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, 80 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melattur average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**48%

Use banking services ****37%**

**33%

Television ****46%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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
- Ward 6475 people
- Ward 7470 people
- Ward 8560 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 5, Melattur?593 people in 150 households (Census 2011)