# Ward 9, Melagaram (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melagaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 9, Melagaram

Ward 9 of Melagaram, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **518 people in 145 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 73.4%, below the town average of 88.6%.

- 518people (2011)
- 145households
- 15 of 15by population
- 73.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Melagaram?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Melagaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**919

Working population ****52.5%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 251 (92%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Melagaram average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**22%

Use banking services ****37%**

**76%

Television ****89%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**43%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 61,171 people
- Ward 71,275 people
- Ward 81,446 people
- Ward 10637 people
- Ward 111,235 people
- Ward 12647 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 9, Melagaram?518 people in 145 households (Census 2011)