# Ward 8, Belur (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Belur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Belur

Ward 8 of Belur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **600 people in 160 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 76.0%, below the town average of 78.8%.

- 600people (2011)
- 160households
- 8 of 15by population
- 76.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Belur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**1069

Working population ****53.2%**

**45.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 46 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 259 (81%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Belur average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**52%

Tap water ****28%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**64%

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

**31%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****77%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**79%

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 Belur

- Ward 5770 people
- Ward 6621 people
- Ward 7411 people
- Ward 9459 people
- Ward 10300 people
- Ward 11501 people

[Full Belur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/belur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Belur?600 people in 160 households (Census 2011)