# Ward 3, Yanam (Yanam, Puducherry) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Yanam, Puducherry 

# Ward 3, Yanam

Ward 3 of Yanam, Yanam district, Puducherry, had **1,561 people in 414 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 91.6%, above the town average of 79.5%.

- 1,561people (2011)
- 414households
- 10 of 10by population
- 91.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Yanam?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Yanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**79.5%

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

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**921

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 392 (80%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 53 (11%) · **■** Marginal 40 (8%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Yanam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**16%

Use banking services ****51%**

**40%

Television ****75%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****50%**

**52%

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 Yanam

- Ward 18,548 people
- Ward 22,838 people
- Ward 43,767 people
- Ward 511,532 people
- Ward 66,362 people

[Full Yanam ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/yanam/yanam-taluk/yanam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 3, Yanam?1,561 people in 414 households (Census 2011)