Census ward · Punjaipugalur, Tamil Nadu
# Ward 8, Punjaipugalur

Ward 8 of Punjaipugalur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu, had 2,221 people in 634 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the town average of 83.3%.
- 2,221 people (2011)
- 634 households
- 1 of 18 by population
- 84.7% literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Punjaipugalur average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 83.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 1028
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 938
- Working population 45.1% 42.8%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 701 (70%) · ■ Household industry 41 (4%) · ■ Farming 238 (24%) · ■ Marginal 22 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Punjaipugalur average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 95%
- Toilet within the home 90% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 21%
- Tap water 95% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 76%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 77% 76%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 13% 14%
- Use banking services 69% 60%
- Television 93% 92%
- Mobile phone 85% 80%
- Computer with internet 3% 3%
- Two-wheeler 62% 52%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 6%
- None of these assets 1% 3%
- Own their home 60% 64%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Punjaipugalur
- Ward 5 1,573 people
- Ward 6 641 people
- Ward 7 1,794 people
- Ward 9 1,602 people
- Ward 10 1,290 people
- Ward 11 2,182 people

Full Punjaipugalur ward list (18 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 8, Punjaipugalur? 2,221 people in 634 households (Census 2011)

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