# Ward 50, Salem (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Salem, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 50, Salem

Ward 50 of Salem, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **32,609 people in 8,668 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 60 census wards. Literacy was 79.4%, below the town average of 84.4%.

- 32,609people (2011)
- 8,668households
- 1 of 60by population
- 79.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 50, Salem?

■ Ward 50 · ■ Salem average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**949

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 12,478 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1,207 (9%) · **■** Farming 100 (1%) · **■** Marginal 326 (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 50

Of every 100 households in Ward 50 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 50 · ■ Salem average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**8%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**74%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**10%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****43%**

**49%

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 Salem

- Ward 4712,797 people
- Ward 488,744 people
- Ward 499,013 people
- Ward 517,684 people
- Ward 527,762 people
- Ward 5314,213 people

[Full Salem ward list (60 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/salem/salem/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 50, Salem?32,609 people in 8,668 households (Census 2011)