# Ward 5, Elumalai (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Elumalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Elumalai

Ward 5 of [Elumalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/elumalai/), [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **854 people in 244 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 67.8%, above the town average of 65.1%.

- 854people (2011)
- 244households
- 8 of 18by population
- 67.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Elumalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**974

Working population ****46.3%**

**50.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 323 (82%) · **■** Farming 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 66 (17%)

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, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Elumalai average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**18%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****6%**

**30%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****84%**

**83%

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 Elumalai

- Ward 21,113 people
- Ward 3578 people
- Ward 4820 people
- Ward 61,242 people
- Ward 71,479 people
- Ward 81,203 people

[Full Elumalai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/elumalai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Elumalai?854 people in 244 households (Census 2011)