# Ward 2, Pothanur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Pothanur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Pothanur

Ward 2 of Pothanur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,480 people in 389 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 77.5%, below the town average of 82.3%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 389households
- 4 of 15by population
- 77.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Pothanur?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pothanur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**973

Working population ****47.3%**

**46.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 420 (60%) · **■** Household industry 32 (5%) · **■** Farming 226 (32%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pothanur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**4%

Tap water ****84%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**19%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****94%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**53%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****74%**

**70%

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 Pothanur

- Ward 11,615 people
- Ward 3670 people
- Ward 41,401 people
- Ward 5797 people

[Full Pothanur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/pothanur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Pothanur?1,480 people in 389 households (Census 2011)