# Ward 6, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Thenkarai

Ward 6 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,068 people in 293 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the town average of 72.9%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 293households
- 6 of 15by population
- 71.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**972

Working population ****46.9%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 276 (55%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Farming 187 (37%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**58%

Tap water ****92%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**66%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****93%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**10%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 3960 people
- Ward 4608 people
- Ward 5651 people
- Ward 71,362 people
- Ward 81,247 people
- Ward 91,599 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 6, Thenkarai?1,068 people in 293 households (Census 2011)