# Ward 8, Marakkanam (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Marakkanam

Ward 8 of Marakkanam, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **863 people in 241 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 84.2%, above the town average of 76.7%.

- 863people (2011)
- 241households
- 16 of 18by population
- 84.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Marakkanam?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Marakkanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**931

Working population ****46.5%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 285 (71%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 102 (25%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Marakkanam average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**66%

Tap water ****53%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**72%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****76%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 5982 people
- Ward 61,266 people
- Ward 71,600 people
- Ward 91,128 people
- Ward 101,450 people
- Ward 111,653 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 8, Marakkanam?863 people in 241 households (Census 2011)