# Ward 5, Melathiruppanthuruthi (Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Melathiruppanthuruthi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Melathiruppanthuruthi

Ward 5 of Melathiruppanthuruthi, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, had **863 people in 197 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the town average of 86.5%.

- 863people (2011)
- 197households
- 1 of 15by population
- 86.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melathiruppanthuruthi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1108

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1483**

**1104

Working population ****50.8%**

**36.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 376 (86%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melathiruppanthuruthi average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**67%

Use banking services ****20%**

**53%

Television ****48%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**86%

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 Melathiruppanthuruthi

- Ward 2362 people
- Ward 3456 people
- Ward 4746 people
- Ward 6838 people
- Ward 7523 people
- Ward 8596 people

[Full Melathiruppanthuruthi ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/melathiruppanthuruthi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Melathiruppanthuruthi?863 people in 197 households (Census 2011)