# Ward 6, Vanavasi (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Vanavasi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Vanavasi

Ward 6 of Vanavasi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **698 people in 163 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 59.2%, below the town average of 78.1%.

- 698people (2011)
- 163households
- 2 of 12by population
- 59.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Vanavasi?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Vanavasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**933

Working population ****64.6%**

**46.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 354 (78%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Farming 87 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Vanavasi average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**33%

Tap water ****99%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**29%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****75%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 32,059 people
- Ward 4526 people
- Ward 5345 people
- Ward 7295 people
- Ward 8637 people
- Ward 9340 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 6, Vanavasi?698 people in 163 households (Census 2011)