# Ward 3, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Thenkarai

Ward 3 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **960 people in 243 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 63.2%, below the town average of 72.9%.

- 960people (2011)
- 243households
- 7 of 15by population
- 63.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**972

Working population ****48.9%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 121 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 320 (68%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 76 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**35%

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

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**66%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****79%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 2721 people
- Ward 4608 people
- Ward 5651 people
- Ward 61,068 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 3, Thenkarai?960 people in 243 households (Census 2011)