# Ward 8, Edaganasalai (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaganasalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Edaganasalai

Ward 8 of Edaganasalai, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,231 people in 317 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 71.0%, above the town average of 68.1%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 317households
- 15 of 18by population
- 71.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Edaganasalai?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****658**

**850

Working population ****60.6%**

**47.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 346 (46%) · **■** Household industry 80 (11%) · **■** Farming 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 269 (36%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Edaganasalai average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**59%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****76%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**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 52,265 people
- Ward 61,035 people
- Ward 72,189 people
- Ward 92,408 people
- Ward 102,675 people
- Ward 111,735 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 8, Edaganasalai?1,231 people in 317 households (Census 2011)