# Ward 5, Jalakandapuram (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Jalakandapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Jalakandapuram

Ward 5 of Jalakandapuram, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **942 people in 241 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 85.7%, above the town average of 81.5%.

- 942people (2011)
- 241households
- 10 of 15by population
- 85.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**935

Working population ****40.8%**

**41.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 307 (80%) · **■** Household industry 73 (19%) · **■** Farming 2 (1%) · **■** 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, 93 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**50%

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

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**27%

Use banking services ****49%**

**36%

Television ****95%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**35%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 2990 people
- Ward 3789 people
- Ward 4774 people
- Ward 61,157 people
- Ward 71,509 people
- Ward 8905 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 5, Jalakandapuram?942 people in 241 households (Census 2011)