# Ward 1, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 1 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,857 people in 455 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the town average of 75.4%.

- 1,857people (2011)
- 455households
- 1 of 15by population
- 77.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**949

Working population ****46.5%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 202 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 651 (75%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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, 88 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**48%

Tap water ****86%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**38%

Use banking services ****33%**

**47%

Television ****84%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****46%**

**72%

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 Melachokkanathapuram

- Ward 21,818 people
- Ward 31,158 people
- Ward 4591 people

[Full Melachokkanathapuram ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/melachokkanathapuram/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Melachokkanathapuram?1,857 people in 455 households (Census 2011)