# Ward 17, Kambam (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kambam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Kambam

Ward 17 of Kambam, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,173 people in 306 households** at the 2011 Census — the 28th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 70.6%, below the town average of 84.9%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 306households
- 28 of 33by population
- 70.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Kambam?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kambam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**949

Working population ****48.8%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 171 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 370 (65%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kambam average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**22%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****95%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**23%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****58%**

**57%

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 Kambam

- Ward 141,987 people
- Ward 151,532 people
- Ward 161,205 people
- Ward 181,262 people
- Ward 194,538 people
- Ward 201,632 people

[Full Kambam ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/kambam/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Kambam?1,173 people in 306 households (Census 2011)