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

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Census ward · Vazhapadi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Vazhapadi

Ward 8 of Vazhapadi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,063 people in 285 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, above the town average of 82.3%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 285households
- 8 of 15by population
- 88.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Vazhapadi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1293**

**895

Working population ****40.6%**

**43.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 376 (87%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Farming 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Vazhapadi average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**35%

Tap water ****98%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**40%

Use banking services ****66%**

**49%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****56%**

**71%

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 Vazhapadi

- Ward 5824 people
- Ward 61,087 people
- Ward 7505 people
- Ward 9909 people
- Ward 101,302 people
- Ward 111,858 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Vazhapadi?1,063 people in 285 households (Census 2011)