# Ward 28, Tenkasi (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 28, Tenkasi

Ward 28 of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,468 people in 656 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 83.6%, below the town average of 87.7%.

- 2,468people (2011)
- 656households
- 7 of 33by population
- 83.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 28, Tenkasi?

■ Ward 28 · ■ Tenkasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**87.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**964

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 616 (59%) · **■** Household industry 206 (20%) · **■** Farming 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 179 (17%)

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 28

Of every 100 households in Ward 28 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 28 · ■ Tenkasi average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**74%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**59%

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

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**22%

Use banking services ****56%**

**64%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 251,545 people
- Ward 262,138 people
- Ward 271,587 people
- Ward 292,317 people
- Ward 301,969 people
- Ward 312,214 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 28, Tenkasi?2,468 people in 656 households (Census 2011)