# Ward 12, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 12 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,197 people in 284 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 72.8%, below the town average of 75.4%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 284households
- 6 of 15by population
- 72.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**949

Working population ****44.3%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 52 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 426 (80%) · **■** Marginal 49 (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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**26%

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

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**38%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****89%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 9899 people
- Ward 101,689 people
- Ward 11585 people
- Ward 131,262 people
- Ward 14869 people
- Ward 151,493 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 12, Melachokkanathapuram?1,197 people in 284 households (Census 2011)