# Ward 3, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 3 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,158 people in 307 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 64.5%, below the town average of 75.4%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 307households
- 7 of 15by population
- 64.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**949

Working population ****49.7%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 181 (31%) · **■** Household industry 37 (6%) · **■** Farming 274 (48%) · **■** Marginal 84 (15%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**38%

Use banking services ****20%**

**47%

Television ****92%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 21,818 people
- Ward 4591 people
- Ward 5557 people
- Ward 6657 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 3, Melachokkanathapuram?1,158 people in 307 households (Census 2011)