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

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Census ward · Kolappalur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Kolappalur

Ward 5 of Kolappalur, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, had **643 people in 198 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 53.8%, below the town average of 69.8%.

- 643people (2011)
- 198households
- 7 of 15by population
- 53.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kolappalur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**897

Working population ****61.3%**

**57.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 111 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 212 (54%) · **■** Marginal 70 (18%)

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, 70 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kolappalur average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

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

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**42%

Use banking services ****32%**

**54%

Television ****92%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**3%

Own their home ****91%**

**82%

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 Kolappalur

- Ward 21,025 people
- Ward 3617 people
- Ward 4507 people
- Ward 6788 people
- Ward 7726 people
- Ward 8526 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Kolappalur?643 people in 198 households (Census 2011)