# Ward 15, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 15 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,493 people in 394 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 90.8%, above the town average of 75.4%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 394households
- 4 of 15by population
- 90.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**949

Working population ****38.0%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 414 (73%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 126 (22%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**38%

Use banking services ****81%**

**47%

Television ****99%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 121,197 people
- Ward 131,262 people
- Ward 14869 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 15, Melachokkanathapuram?1,493 people in 394 households (Census 2011)