# Ward 8, Poolampatti (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Poolampatti, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Poolampatti

Ward 8 of Poolampatti, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **693 people in 196 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 57.5%, below the town average of 67.3%.

- 693people (2011)
- 196households
- 5 of 15by population
- 57.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Poolampatti average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**954

Working population ****58.7%**

**55.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 104 (26%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Farming 288 (71%)

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, 79 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Poolampatti average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**71%

Tap water ****89%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**47%

Use banking services ****7%**

**32%

Television ****69%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**39%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Poolampatti

- Ward 5501 people
- Ward 6461 people
- Ward 7927 people
- Ward 9673 people
- Ward 10418 people
- Ward 11582 people

[Full Poolampatti ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/poolampatti/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Poolampatti?693 people in 196 households (Census 2011)
