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

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Census ward · Jalakandapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Jalakandapuram

Ward 8 of Jalakandapuram, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **905 people in 223 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 78.7%, below the town average of 81.5%.

- 905people (2011)
- 223households
- 12 of 15by population
- 78.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**935

Working population ****37.7%**

**41.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 266 (78%) · **■** Household industry 42 (12%) · **■** Farming 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 28 (8%)

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, 96 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jalakandapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**50%

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

**12%

Tap water ****95%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**27%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**35%

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

**4%

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

**7%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 5942 people
- Ward 61,157 people
- Ward 71,509 people
- Ward 91,551 people
- Ward 101,086 people
- Ward 111,083 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 8, Jalakandapuram?905 people in 223 households (Census 2011)