# Ward 6, Olagadam (Erode, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Olagadam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Olagadam

Ward 6 of Olagadam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **491 people in 155 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 58.4%, below the town average of 66.1%.

- 491people (2011)
- 155households
- 14 of 15by population
- 58.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Olagadam?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Olagadam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**881

Working population ****58.5%**

**57.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 64 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 148 (52%) · **■** Marginal 69 (24%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Olagadam average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**78%

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

**19%

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

**71%

Tap water ****88%**

**90%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**64%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**38%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 3494 people
- Ward 4602 people
- Ward 5492 people
- Ward 7646 people
- Ward 8770 people
- Ward 9599 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 6, Olagadam?491 people in 155 households (Census 2011)