# Ward 5, Modakurichi (Erode, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Modakurichi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Modakurichi

Ward 5 of Modakurichi, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **883 people in 293 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 62.8%, below the town average of 72.4%.

- 883people (2011)
- 293households
- 3 of 15by population
- 62.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Modakurichi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**876

Working population ****61.0%**

**55.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 141 (26%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Farming 375 (70%) · **■** 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, 88 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Modakurichi average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**37%

Tap water ****70%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**31%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****82%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****85%**

**72%

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 Modakurichi

- Ward 2402 people
- Ward 31,217 people
- Ward 4339 people
- Ward 6490 people
- Ward 7614 people
- Ward 8777 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Modakurichi?883 people in 293 households (Census 2011)