# Ward 8, Mettupalayam (Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Mettupalayam

Ward 8 of Mettupalayam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, had **470 people in 121 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 85.0%, above the town average of 81.3%.

- 470people (2011)
- 121households
- 10 of 15by population
- 85.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mettupalayam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**914

Working population ****31.7%**

**45.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 69 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 62 (42%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mettupalayam average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**37%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**56%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****55%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**12%

Own their home ****66%**

**84%

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 Mettupalayam

- Ward 5371 people
- Ward 6309 people
- Ward 7615 people
- Ward 9387 people
- Ward 10494 people
- Ward 11369 people

[Full Mettupalayam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/mettupalayam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Mettupalayam?470 people in 121 households (Census 2011)