# Ward 7, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 7, Thenkarai

Ward 7 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,362 people in 342 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the town average of 72.9%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 342households
- 3 of 15by population
- 70.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**972

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 170 (22%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Farming 520 (68%) · **■** Marginal 55 (7%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**30%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****28%**

**33%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 4608 people
- Ward 5651 people
- Ward 61,068 people
- Ward 81,247 people
- Ward 91,599 people
- Ward 10949 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 7, Thenkarai?1,362 people in 342 households (Census 2011)