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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/thevaram/ward-17/

Census ward · Thevaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Thevaram

Ward 17 of Thevaram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, had **862 people in 231 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the town average of 76.5%.

- 862people (2011)
- 231households
- 10 of 18by population
- 77.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Thevaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**982

Working population ****46.2%**

**50.0%

### Work

********

**■** Services, trade & industry 145 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 223 (56%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Thevaram average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

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

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**25%

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

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**57%

Use banking services ****51%**

**45%

Television ****88%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****70%**

**76%

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 Thevaram

- Ward 141,146 people
- Ward 15712 people
- Ward 161,004 people
- Ward 18964 people

[Full Thevaram ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/thevaram/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Thevaram?862 people in 231 households (Census 2011)