# Ward 2, Pethanaickenpalayam (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Pethanaickenpalayam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Pethanaickenpalayam

Ward 2 of Pethanaickenpalayam, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,284 people in 335 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 70.4%, below the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 335households
- 3 of 15by population
- 70.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pethanaickenpalayam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1206**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**983

Working population ****38.3%**

**45.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 189 (38%) · **■** Farming 294 (60%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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, 82 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pethanaickenpalayam average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**67%

Use banking services ****46%**

**38%

Television ****93%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**23%

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

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****85%**

**84%

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 Pethanaickenpalayam

- Ward 11,179 people
- Ward 3909 people
- Ward 41,514 people
- Ward 5952 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Pethanaickenpalayam?1,284 people in 335 households (Census 2011)