# Ward 5, Athur (Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Athur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Athur

Ward 5 of Athur, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, had **668 people in 181 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 91.3%, above the town average of 87.6%.

- 668people (2011)
- 181households
- 7 of 15by population
- 91.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Athur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Athur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****590**

**863

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 165 (66%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Farming 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 59 (24%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Athur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**26%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**44%

Use banking services ****95%**

**52%

Television ****97%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 Athur

- Ward 2747 people
- Ward 3643 people
- Ward 4652 people
- Ward 6582 people
- Ward 7575 people
- Ward 8618 people

[Full Athur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/athur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Athur?668 people in 181 households (Census 2011)