# Ward 5, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Thenkarai

Ward 5 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **651 people in 190 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 83.4%, above the town average of 72.9%.

- 651people (2011)
- 190households
- 12 of 15by population
- 83.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**972

Working population ****39.5%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 174 (68%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Farming 58 (23%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**66%

Use banking services ****60%**

**33%

Television ****96%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**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
- Ward 61,068 people
- Ward 71,362 people
- Ward 81,247 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 5, Thenkarai?651 people in 190 households (Census 2011)