# Ward 8, Melattur (Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melattur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Melattur

Ward 8 of Melattur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, had **560 people in 147 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 82.6%, above the town average of 78.6%.

- 560people (2011)
- 147households
- 8 of 15by population
- 82.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Melattur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melattur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**984

Working population ****32.9%**

**45.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 91 (49%) · **■** Farming 86 (47%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melattur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**48%

Use banking services ****55%**

**33%

Television ****72%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**13%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 5593 people
- Ward 6475 people
- Ward 7470 people
- Ward 9296 people
- Ward 10755 people
- Ward 11579 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 8, Melattur?560 people in 147 households (Census 2011)