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

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Census ward · Vanavasi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Vanavasi

Ward 5 of Vanavasi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **345 people in 99 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 87.4%, above the town average of 78.1%.

- 345people (2011)
- 99households
- 10 of 12by population
- 87.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Vanavasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**933

Working population ****40.6%**

**46.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 64 (46%) · **■** Household industry 76 (54%)

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, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Vanavasi average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**39%

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

**33%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**29%

Use banking services ****7%**

**34%

Television ****87%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****82%**

**76%

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 Vanavasi

- Ward 2441 people
- Ward 32,059 people
- Ward 4526 people
- Ward 6698 people
- Ward 7295 people
- Ward 8637 people

[Full Vanavasi ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/vanavasi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Vanavasi?345 people in 99 households (Census 2011)