# Ward 5, Sholavandan (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Sholavandan

Ward 5 of Sholavandan, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,638 people in 658 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 76.3%, below the town average of 82.4%.

- 2,638people (2011)
- 658households
- 1 of 18by population
- 76.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sholavandan average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**1030

Working population ****43.1%**

**42.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 495 (44%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Farming 573 (50%) · **■** Marginal 41 (4%)

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, 87 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sholavandan average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**26%

Tap water ****83%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**43%

Use banking services ****54%**

**61%

Television ****89%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****71%**

**58%

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 Sholavandan

- Ward 2985 people
- Ward 32,131 people
- Ward 41,646 people
- Ward 61,532 people
- Ward 7952 people
- Ward 8892 people

[Full Sholavandan ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/sholavandan/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Sholavandan?2,638 people in 658 households (Census 2011)