# Ward 17, Marakkanam (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Marakkanam

Ward 17 of Marakkanam, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,839 people in 436 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 68.4%, below the town average of 76.7%.

- 1,839people (2011)
- 436households
- 1 of 18by population
- 68.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Marakkanam?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Marakkanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**931

Working population ****41.4%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 370 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 339 (45%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Marakkanam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**66%

Tap water ****81%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**72%

Use banking services ****47%**

**44%

Television ****74%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 141,057 people
- Ward 151,009 people
- Ward 16619 people
- Ward 181,168 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 17, Marakkanam?1,839 people in 436 households (Census 2011)