# Ward 6, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 6 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **657 people in 177 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.9%, below the town average of 75.4%.

- 657people (2011)
- 177households
- 10 of 15by population
- 70.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**949

Working population ****62.4%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 121 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 235 (57%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**38%

Use banking services ****35%**

**47%

Television ****98%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 31,158 people
- Ward 4591 people
- Ward 5557 people
- Ward 7457 people
- Ward 8536 people
- Ward 9899 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 6, Melachokkanathapuram?657 people in 177 households (Census 2011)