# Ward 12, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Thenkarai

Ward 12 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **578 people in 152 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 66.2%, below the town average of 72.9%.

- 578people (2011)
- 152households
- 15 of 15by population
- 66.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**972

Working population ****48.8%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 139 (49%) · **■** Household industry 50 (18%) · **■** Farming 42 (15%) · **■** Marginal 51 (18%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**66%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 91,599 people
- Ward 10949 people
- Ward 111,158 people
- Ward 13603 people
- Ward 14667 people
- Ward 15912 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 12, Thenkarai?578 people in 152 households (Census 2011)