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

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Census ward · Jalakandapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Jalakandapuram

Ward 2 of Jalakandapuram, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **990 people in 248 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 77.9%, below the town average of 81.5%.

- 990people (2011)
- 248households
- 9 of 15by population
- 77.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 2 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**935

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 343 (77%) · **■** Household industry 88 (20%) · **■** Farming 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****94%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**27%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****83%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****69%**

**66%

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 Jalakandapuram

- Ward 11,322 people
- Ward 3789 people
- Ward 4774 people
- Ward 5942 people

[Full Jalakandapuram ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/jalakandapuram/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Jalakandapuram?990 people in 248 households (Census 2011)