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

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Census ward · Gudalur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Gudalur

Ward 8 of Gudalur, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,408 people in 710 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 76.2%, above the town average of 72.6%.

- 2,408people (2011)
- 710households
- 5 of 21by population
- 76.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gudalur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**943

Working population ****45.3%**

**49.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 291 (27%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Farming 763 (70%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gudalur average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**19%

Tap water ****97%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**39%

Use banking services ****35%**

**38%

Television ****80%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****59%**

**68%

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 Gudalur

- Ward 51,616 people
- Ward 61,958 people
- Ward 71,340 people
- Ward 91,258 people
- Ward 101,469 people
- Ward 111,651 people

[Full Gudalur ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/gudalur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Gudalur?2,408 people in 710 households (Census 2011)