# Ward 5, Yanam (Yanam, Puducherry) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Yanam, Puducherry 

# Ward 5, Yanam

Ward 5 of Yanam, Yanam district, Puducherry, had **11,532 people in 2,709 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 66.6%, below the town average of 79.5%.

- 11,532people (2011)
- 2,709households
- 1 of 10by population
- 66.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Yanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**921

Working population ****29.6%**

**30.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,887 (55%) · **■** Household industry 16 (0%) · **■** Farming 1,161 (34%) · **■** Marginal 355 (10%)

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, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Yanam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**16%

Use banking services ****43%**

**40%

Television ****43%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**18%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 22,838 people
- Ward 31,561 people
- Ward 43,767 people
- Ward 66,362 people
- Ward 76,345 people
- Ward 83,310 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 5, Yanam?11,532 people in 2,709 households (Census 2011)