# Ward 5, Olagadam (Erode, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Olagadam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Olagadam

Ward 5 of Olagadam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **492 people in 131 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 63.0%, below the town average of 66.1%.

- 492people (2011)
- 131households
- 13 of 15by population
- 63.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Olagadam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**881

Working population ****63.6%**

**57.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 69 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Farming 236 (75%)

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, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Olagadam average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**71%

Tap water ****92%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**64%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****84%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**38%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

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 Olagadam

- Ward 21,075 people
- Ward 3494 people
- Ward 4602 people
- Ward 6491 people
- Ward 7646 people
- Ward 8770 people

[Full Olagadam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/olagadam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Olagadam?492 people in 131 households (Census 2011)