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

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Census ward · Elathur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Elathur

Ward 5 of Elathur, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **620 people in 185 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.2%, above the town average of 60.8%.

- 620people (2011)
- 185households
- 5 of 15by population
- 70.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Elathur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**908

Working population ****54.2%**

**56.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 74 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 252 (75%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Elathur average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****40%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**55%

Use banking services ****23%**

**29%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**38%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Elathur

- Ward 2419 people
- Ward 3552 people
- Ward 4436 people
- Ward 6460 people
- Ward 7461 people
- Ward 8440 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Elathur?620 people in 185 households (Census 2011)