# Ward 5, Edakalinadu (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edakalinadu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Edakalinadu

Ward 5 of Edakalinadu, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **972 people in 250 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 82.3%, above the town average of 79.4%.

- 972people (2011)
- 250households
- 18 of 21by population
- 82.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Edakalinadu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**974

Working population ****36.1%**

**38.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 320 (91%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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, 99 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Edakalinadu average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**72%

Tap water ****30%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**11%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****82%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Edakalinadu

- Ward 21,176 people
- Ward 31,246 people
- Ward 41,290 people
- Ward 61,142 people
- Ward 7937 people
- Ward 81,130 people

[Full Edakalinadu ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/edakalinadu/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Edakalinadu?972 people in 250 households (Census 2011)