# Ward 17, Edaganasalai (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaganasalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Edaganasalai

Ward 17 of Edaganasalai, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,717 people in 450 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the town average of 68.1%.

- 1,717people (2011)
- 450households
- 12 of 18by population
- 68.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Edaganasalai?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**850

Working population ****42.7%**

**47.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 288 (39%) · **■** Household industry 196 (27%) · **■** Farming 231 (31%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**59%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****77%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**38%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 142,125 people
- Ward 151,556 people
- Ward 16690 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 17, Edaganasalai?1,717 people in 450 households (Census 2011)