# Ward 5, Ethapur (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ethapur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Ethapur

Ward 5 of Ethapur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **590 people in 162 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 73.7%, below the town average of 84.2%.

- 590people (2011)
- 162households
- 10 of 15by population
- 73.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ethapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**934

Working population ****60.8%**

**45.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 66 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 292 (81%)

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, 78 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ethapur average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**54%

Tap water ****40%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**59%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**80%

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 Ethapur

- Ward 2681 people
- Ward 3591 people
- Ward 4747 people
- Ward 6582 people
- Ward 7556 people
- Ward 81,136 people

[Full Ethapur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/ethapur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Ethapur?590 people in 162 households (Census 2011)