# Ward 12, Tenkasi (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Tenkasi

Ward 12 of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,122 people in 559 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 92.1%, above the town average of 87.7%.

- 2,122people (2011)
- 559households
- 15 of 33by population
- 92.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Tenkasi?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Tenkasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**87.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**964

Working population ****41.7%**

**39.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 744 (84%) · **■** Household industry 89 (10%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 43 (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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Tenkasi average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

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

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****86%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**71%

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

**22%

Use banking services ****62%**

**64%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****48%**

**62%

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 Tenkasi

- Ward 93,379 people
- Ward 104,007 people
- Ward 111,520 people
- Ward 131,392 people
- Ward 141,902 people
- Ward 151,746 people

[Full Tenkasi ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/tenkasi/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Tenkasi?2,122 people in 559 households (Census 2011)