# Ward 3, Melagaram (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melagaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Melagaram

Ward 3 of Melagaram, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **832 people in 235 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 75.2%, below the town average of 88.6%.

- 832people (2011)
- 235households
- 10 of 15by population
- 75.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Melagaram?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Melagaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**919

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 289 (94%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Farming 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Melagaram average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**76%

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

**11%

Tap water ****99%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**22%

Use banking services ****72%**

**76%

Television ****92%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 1929 people
- Ward 2739 people
- Ward 4834 people
- Ward 5707 people
- Ward 61,171 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 3, Melagaram?832 people in 235 households (Census 2011)