# Ward 1, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Thenkarai

Ward 1 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,755 people in 428 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 85.8%, above the town average of 72.9%.

- 1,755people (2011)
- 428households
- 1 of 15by population
- 85.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**972

Working population ****42.9%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 414 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 327 (43%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**58%

Tap water ****48%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**35%

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

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**66%

Use banking services ****59%**

**33%

Television ****89%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****36%**

**77%

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 Thenkarai

- Ward 2721 people
- Ward 3960 people
- Ward 4608 people

[Full Thenkarai ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/thenkarai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Thenkarai?1,755 people in 428 households (Census 2011)