# Ward 2, Markayankottai (Theni, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Markayankottai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Markayankottai

Ward 2 of Markayankottai, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **768 people in 242 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 69.8%, below the town average of 73.3%.

- 768people (2011)
- 242households
- 2 of 12by population
- 69.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Markayankottai?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Markayankottai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**898

Working population ****63.8%**

**56.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 69 (14%) · **■** Farming 410 (84%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Markayankottai average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****40%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**66%

Use banking services ****11%**

**31%

Television ****90%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****64%**

**80%

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 Markayankottai

- Ward 1542 people
- Ward 3428 people
- Ward 4463 people
- Ward 5451 people

[Full Markayankottai ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/markayankottai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Markayankottai?768 people in 242 households (Census 2011)