# Ward 5, Pothanur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Pothanur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Pothanur

Ward 5 of Pothanur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **797 people in 231 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, above the town average of 82.3%.

- 797people (2011)
- 231households
- 9 of 15by population
- 90.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Pothanur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**973

Working population ****37.5%**

**46.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 246 (82%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 39 (13%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Pothanur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**19%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****96%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**53%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

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

**3%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 21,480 people
- Ward 3670 people
- Ward 41,401 people
- Ward 63,127 people
- Ward 73,538 people
- Ward 8868 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 5, Pothanur?797 people in 231 households (Census 2011)