# Ward 14, Melagaram (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melagaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 14, Melagaram

Ward 14 of Melagaram, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **896 people in 257 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 96.0%, above the town average of 88.6%.

- 896people (2011)
- 257households
- 8 of 15by population
- 96.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 14, Melagaram?

■ Ward 14 · ■ Melagaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**919

Working population ****33.5%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 279 (93%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 14

Of every 100 households in Ward 14 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Ward 14 · ■ Melagaram average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**22%

Use banking services ****92%**

**76%

Television ****98%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**9%

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

**2%

Own their home ****53%**

**61%

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 Melagaram

- Ward 111,235 people
- Ward 12647 people
- Ward 131,516 people
- Ward 151,153 people

[Full Melagaram ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/melagaram/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 14, Melagaram?896 people in 257 households (Census 2011)