# Ward 5, Palayam (Dindigul, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palayam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Palayam

Ward 5 of Palayam, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, had **993 people in 219 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 55.4%, below the town average of 71.9%.

- 993people (2011)
- 219households
- 8 of 15by population
- 55.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palayam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**895

Working population ****58.7%**

**52.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 67 (11%) · **■** Farming 507 (87%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palayam average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****89%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**75%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****33%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**34%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**85%

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 Palayam

- Ward 21,360 people
- Ward 31,038 people
- Ward 41,215 people
- Ward 6799 people
- Ward 7786 people
- Ward 81,061 people

[Full Palayam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/palayam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Palayam?993 people in 219 households (Census 2011)