# Ward 8, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Thenkarai

Ward 8 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,247 people in 327 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 61.2%, below the town average of 72.9%.

- 1,247people (2011)
- 327households
- 4 of 15by population
- 61.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**972

Working population ****48.4%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 177 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 269 (45%) · **■** Marginal 157 (26%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 79 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**66%

Use banking services ****9%**

**33%

Television ****92%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 5651 people
- Ward 61,068 people
- Ward 71,362 people
- Ward 91,599 people
- Ward 10949 people
- Ward 111,158 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 8, Thenkarai?1,247 people in 327 households (Census 2011)