# Ward 2, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 2 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,818 people in 483 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the town average of 75.4%.

- 1,818people (2011)
- 483households
- 2 of 15by population
- 73.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**949

Working population ****53.2%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 482 (50%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 289 (30%) · **■** Marginal 188 (19%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**38%

Use banking services ****63%**

**47%

Television ****96%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 11,857 people
- Ward 31,158 people
- Ward 4591 people
- Ward 5557 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 2, Melachokkanathapuram?1,818 people in 483 households (Census 2011)