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

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Census ward · Veeraganur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Veeraganur

Ward 5 of Veeraganur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **677 people in 181 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 76.4%, above the town average of 72.9%.

- 677people (2011)
- 181households
- 9 of 15by population
- 76.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Veeraganur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**974

Working population ****44.8%**

**52.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 98 (32%) · **■** Household industry 34 (11%) · **■** Farming 169 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Veeraganur average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**73%

Tap water ****89%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**85%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**13%

Use banking services ****64%**

**56%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****78%**

**82%

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 Veeraganur

- Ward 21,025 people
- Ward 3648 people
- Ward 4589 people
- Ward 61,074 people
- Ward 7803 people
- Ward 8560 people

[Full Veeraganur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/veeraganur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Veeraganur?677 people in 181 households (Census 2011)