# Ward 4, Pothanur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Pothanur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 4, Pothanur

Ward 4 of Pothanur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,401 people in 377 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 77.2%, below the town average of 82.3%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 377households
- 5 of 15by population
- 77.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 4, Pothanur?

■ Ward 4 · ■ Pothanur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1356**

**973

Working population ****45.9%**

**46.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 310 (48%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Farming 247 (38%) · **■** Marginal 73 (11%)

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 4

Of every 100 households in Ward 4 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 4 · ■ Pothanur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****84%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**19%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**53%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 21,480 people
- Ward 3670 people
- Ward 5797 people
- Ward 63,127 people
- Ward 73,538 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 4, Pothanur?1,401 people in 377 households (Census 2011)