# Ward 5, Marakkanam (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Marakkanam

Ward 5 of Marakkanam, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **982 people in 239 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the town average of 76.7%.

- 982people (2011)
- 239households
- 15 of 18by population
- 76.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Marakkanam?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Marakkanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**931

Working population ****60.2%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 488 (83%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 69 (12%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Marakkanam average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****54%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**72%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****82%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 21,060 people
- Ward 3733 people
- Ward 41,064 people
- Ward 61,266 people
- Ward 71,600 people
- Ward 8863 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 5, Marakkanam?982 people in 239 households (Census 2011)