# Ward 18, Marakkanam (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Marakkanam

Ward 18 of Marakkanam, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,168 people in 285 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the town average of 76.7%.

- 1,168people (2011)
- 285households
- 9 of 18by population
- 77.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Marakkanam?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Marakkanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**931

Working population ****49.9%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 157 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 171 (29%) · **■** Marginal 251 (43%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Marakkanam average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**66%

Tap water ****87%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**72%

Use banking services ****24%**

**44%

Television ****57%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 151,009 people
- Ward 16619 people
- Ward 171,839 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 18, Marakkanam?1,168 people in 285 households (Census 2011)