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

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Census ward · Kambam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Kambam

Ward 8 of Kambam, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,240 people in 557 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 94.6%, above the town average of 84.9%.

- 2,240people (2011)
- 557households
- 11 of 33by population
- 94.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kambam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**949

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 607 (87%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kambam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**64%

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

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**22%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

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

**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 51,092 people
- Ward 61,691 people
- Ward 71,383 people
- Ward 92,753 people
- Ward 101,550 people
- Ward 113,218 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 8, Kambam?2,240 people in 557 households (Census 2011)