# Ward 8, Thiruthangal (Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Thiruthangal, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Thiruthangal

Ward 8 of Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,640 people in 714 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 75.6%, below the town average of 80.5%.

- 2,640people (2011)
- 714households
- 10 of 21by population
- 75.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Thiruthangal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**943

Working population ****51.8%**

**49.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,192 (87%) · **■** Household industry 76 (6%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 92 (7%)

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, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Thiruthangal average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**37%

Tap water ****93%**

**94%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**32%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

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

**2%

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

**9%

Own their home ****59%**

**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 Thiruthangal

- Ward 52,734 people
- Ward 62,239 people
- Ward 72,625 people
- Ward 93,308 people
- Ward 103,184 people
- Ward 112,977 people

[Full Thiruthangal ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/thiruthangal/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Thiruthangal?2,640 people in 714 households (Census 2011)