# Ward 6, Melagaram (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melagaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Melagaram

Ward 6 of Melagaram, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,171 people in 324 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 81.6%, below the town average of 88.6%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 324households
- 5 of 15by population
- 81.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Melagaram?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melagaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**919

Working population ****43.2%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 443 (88%) · **■** Household industry 60 (12%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melagaram average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**11%

Tap water ****66%**

**92%

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

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**22%

Use banking services ****64%**

**76%

Television ****94%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**43%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**2%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 3832 people
- Ward 4834 people
- Ward 5707 people
- Ward 71,275 people
- Ward 81,446 people
- Ward 9518 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 6, Melagaram?1,171 people in 324 households (Census 2011)