# Ward 8, Olagadam (Erode, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Olagadam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Olagadam

Ward 8 of Olagadam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **770 people in 234 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 81.4%, above the town average of 66.1%.

- 770people (2011)
- 234households
- 4 of 15by population
- 81.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Olagadam?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Olagadam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**881

Working population ****42.6%**

**57.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 253 (77%) · **■** Farming 64 (20%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Olagadam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**64%

Use banking services ****62%**

**39%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 5492 people
- Ward 6491 people
- Ward 7646 people
- Ward 9599 people
- Ward 10645 people
- Ward 11650 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 8, Olagadam?770 people in 234 households (Census 2011)