# Ward 12, Marakkanam (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Marakkanam

Ward 12 of Marakkanam, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,652 people in 398 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the town average of 76.7%.

- 1,652people (2011)
- 398households
- 4 of 18by population
- 75.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 12 · ■ Marakkanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**931

Working population ****44.4%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 569 (78%) · **■** Household industry 42 (6%) · **■** Farming 79 (11%) · **■** Marginal 44 (6%)

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, 92 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Marakkanam average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**66%

Tap water ****92%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**72%

Use banking services ****58%**

**44%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****67%**

**88%

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 Marakkanam

- Ward 91,128 people
- Ward 101,450 people
- Ward 111,653 people
- Ward 131,712 people
- Ward 141,057 people
- Ward 151,009 people

[Full Marakkanam ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/marakkanam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Marakkanam?1,652 people in 398 households (Census 2011)