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

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Census ward · Veerakkalpudur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Veerakkalpudur

Ward 5 of Veerakkalpudur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,382 people in 379 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the town average of 87.2%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 379households
- 5 of 15by population
- 85.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**882

Working population ****35.5%**

**37.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 470 (96%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**80%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**11%

Use banking services ****76%**

**69%

Television ****96%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****59%**

**62%

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 Veerakkalpudur

- Ward 21,461 people
- Ward 31,303 people
- Ward 41,712 people
- Ward 6796 people
- Ward 7986 people
- Ward 81,071 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Veerakkalpudur?1,382 people in 379 households (Census 2011)