# Ward 16, Edaganasalai (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaganasalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Edaganasalai

Ward 16 of Edaganasalai, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **690 people in 184 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 56.3%, below the town average of 68.1%.

- 690people (2011)
- 184households
- 18 of 18by population
- 56.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Edaganasalai?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****658**

**850

Working population ****50.4%**

**47.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 150 (43%) · **■** Household industry 117 (34%) · **■** Farming 77 (22%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**59%

Use banking services ****31%**

**22%

Television ****76%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Edaganasalai

- Ward 131,943 people
- Ward 142,125 people
- Ward 151,556 people
- Ward 171,717 people
- Ward 182,146 people

[Full Edaganasalai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/edaganasalai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Edaganasalai?690 people in 184 households (Census 2011)