# Ward 17, Sivakasi (Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Sivakasi

Ward 17 of Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,664 people in 478 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 83.8%, below the town average of 88.3%.

- 1,664people (2011)
- 478households
- 21 of 33by population
- 83.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sivakasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**1004

Working population ****43.6%**

**41.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 680 (94%) · **■** Household industry 40 (6%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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, 96 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sivakasi average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**6%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**74%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**8%

Use banking services ****30%**

**55%

Television ****76%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**40%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****37%**

**49%

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 Sivakasi

- Ward 141,805 people
- Ward 151,406 people
- Ward 161,629 people
- Ward 181,614 people
- Ward 192,084 people
- Ward 201,632 people

[Full Sivakasi ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/sivakasi/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Sivakasi?1,664 people in 478 households (Census 2011)