# Ward 8, Ethapur (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ethapur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Ethapur

Ward 8 of Ethapur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,136 people in 324 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 87.9%, above the town average of 84.2%.

- 1,136people (2011)
- 324households
- 2 of 15by population
- 87.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Ethapur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Ethapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**934

Working population ****40.8%**

**45.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 323 (70%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 131 (28%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Ethapur average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**54%

Tap water ****88%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**59%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****54%**

**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 5590 people
- Ward 6582 people
- Ward 7556 people
- Ward 91,009 people
- Ward 10392 people
- Ward 11893 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 8, Ethapur?1,136 people in 324 households (Census 2011)