# Ward 8, Kolathur (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kolathur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Kolathur

Ward 8 of [Kolathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/kolathur/), [Salem](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,991 people in 491 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 66.3%, below the town average of 72.8%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 491households
- 1 of 15by population
- 66.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kolathur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**982

Working population ****41.2%**

**43.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 602 (73%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Farming 201 (24%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kolathur average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**35%

Tap water ****97%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**39%

Use banking services ****21%**

**35%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**33%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****75%**

**70%

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 Kolathur

- Ward 5864 people
- Ward 61,957 people
- Ward 7974 people
- Ward 9690 people
- Ward 101,595 people
- Ward 11708 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Kolathur?1,991 people in 491 households (Census 2011)