# Ward 9, Veerakkalpudur (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Veerakkalpudur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 9, Veerakkalpudur

Ward 9 of Veerakkalpudur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,762 people in 467 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the town average of 87.2%.

- 1,762people (2011)
- 467households
- 1 of 15by population
- 86.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Veerakkalpudur?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**882

Working population ****35.1%**

**37.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 558 (90%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 33 (5%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Veerakkalpudur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**80%

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

**11%

Use banking services ****67%**

**69%

Television ****94%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**49%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 6796 people
- Ward 7986 people
- Ward 81,071 people
- Ward 10626 people
- Ward 111,158 people
- Ward 12849 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 9, Veerakkalpudur?1,762 people in 467 households (Census 2011)