# Ward 2, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Thenkarai

Ward 2 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **721 people in 172 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 60.7%, below the town average of 72.9%.

- 721people (2011)
- 172households
- 10 of 15by population
- 60.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**972

Working population ****49.9%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 48 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 310 (86%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**66%

Use banking services ****2%**

**33%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 11,755 people
- Ward 3960 people
- Ward 4608 people
- Ward 5651 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 2, Thenkarai?721 people in 172 households (Census 2011)