# Ward 5, Edaganasalai (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaganasalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Edaganasalai

Ward 5 of Edaganasalai, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,265 people in 644 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the town average of 68.1%.

- 2,265people (2011)
- 644households
- 5 of 18by population
- 69.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Edaganasalai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**850

Working population ****44.0%**

**47.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 575 (58%) · **■** Household industry 332 (33%) · **■** Farming 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**76%

Tap water ****99%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**59%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****78%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**38%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 22,095 people
- Ward 32,614 people
- Ward 41,565 people
- Ward 61,035 people
- Ward 72,189 people
- Ward 81,231 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 5, Edaganasalai?2,265 people in 644 households (Census 2011)