# Ward 9, Thenkarai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Thenkarai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 9, Thenkarai

Ward 9 of Thenkarai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,599 people in 377 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 69.3%, below the town average of 72.9%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 377households
- 2 of 15by population
- 69.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Thenkarai?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Thenkarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**972

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 162 (20%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Farming 583 (71%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 68 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Thenkarai average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**58%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**66%

Use banking services ****20%**

**33%

Television ****70%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 61,068 people
- Ward 71,362 people
- Ward 81,247 people
- Ward 10949 people
- Ward 111,158 people
- Ward 12578 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 9, Thenkarai?1,599 people in 377 households (Census 2011)