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

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Census ward · Veerakkalpudur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Veerakkalpudur

Ward 8 of Veerakkalpudur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,071 people in 307 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the town average of 87.2%.

- 1,071people (2011)
- 307households
- 8 of 15by population
- 88.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**882

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 378 (92%) · **■** Household industry 20 (5%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**80%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**11%

Use banking services ****65%**

**69%

Television ****95%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 51,382 people
- Ward 6796 people
- Ward 7986 people
- Ward 91,762 people
- Ward 10626 people
- Ward 111,158 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 8, Veerakkalpudur?1,071 people in 307 households (Census 2011)