# Ward 10, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 10, Thenkarai

Ward 10 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **949 people in 261 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 78.6%, above the town average of 72.9%.

- 949people (2011)
- 261households
- 8 of 15by population
- 78.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 10, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 10 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**972

Working population ****51.1%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 278 (57%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Farming 150 (31%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

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 10

Of every 100 households in Ward 10 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 10 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**66%

Use banking services ****35%**

**33%

Television ****99%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**10%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 71,362 people
- Ward 81,247 people
- Ward 91,599 people
- Ward 111,158 people
- Ward 12578 people
- Ward 13603 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 10, Thenkarai?949 people in 261 households (Census 2011)