# Ward 5, Melacheval (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melacheval, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Melacheval

Ward 5 of Melacheval, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,159 people in 273 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the town average of 85.1%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 273households
- 1 of 15by population
- 83.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melacheval average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**838

Working population ****42.2%**

**49.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 56 (11%) · **■** Household industry 36 (7%) · **■** Farming 386 (79%) · **■** 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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melacheval average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

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

**28%

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

**66%

Tap water ****86%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**56%

Use banking services ****36%**

**63%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****81%**

**86%

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 Melacheval

- Ward 2607 people
- Ward 3717 people
- Ward 4642 people
- Ward 6518 people
- Ward 7388 people
- Ward 8310 people

[Full Melacheval ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/melacheval/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Melacheval?1,159 people in 273 households (Census 2011)