# Ward 8, Melachokkanathapuram (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melachokkanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Melachokkanathapuram

Ward 8 of Melachokkanathapuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **536 people in 140 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the town average of 75.4%.

- 536people (2011)
- 140households
- 14 of 15by population
- 73.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Melachokkanathapuram?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**949

Working population ****65.1%**

**48.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 79 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 251 (72%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 83 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Melachokkanathapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**38%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****97%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 5557 people
- Ward 6657 people
- Ward 7457 people
- Ward 9899 people
- Ward 101,689 people
- Ward 11585 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 8, Melachokkanathapuram?536 people in 140 households (Census 2011)