# Ward 2, Edappadi (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Edappadi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Edappadi

Ward 2 of Edappadi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,680 people in 422 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 63.1%, below the town average of 71.7%.

- 1,680people (2011)
- 422households
- 15 of 30by population
- 63.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 2 · ■ Edappadi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**961

Working population ****65.3%**

**50.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 393 (36%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Farming 654 (60%) · **■** Marginal 33 (3%)

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, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Edappadi average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**40%

Use banking services ****28%**

**27%

Television ****66%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**76%

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 Edappadi

- Ward 11,503 people
- Ward 31,998 people
- Ward 42,034 people
- Ward 51,671 people

[Full Edappadi ward list (30 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/edappadi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Edappadi?1,680 people in 422 households (Census 2011)