Census ward · Seithur, Tamil Nadu
# Ward 5, Seithur

Ward 5 of Seithur, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, had 1,744 people in 432 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 75.8%, above the town average of 72.9%.
- 1,744 people (2011)
- 432 households
- 1 of 18 by population
- 75.8% literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Seithur average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 72.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 958
- Working population 47.4% 52.0%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 86 (10%) · ■ Household industry 72 (9%) · ■ Farming 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 655 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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, 95 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Seithur average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 90%
- Toilet within the home 23% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 37%
- Tap water 93% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 37%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 56%
- Use banking services 45% 32%
- Television 94% 85%
- Mobile phone 60% 47%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 2% 9%
- Own their home 77% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Seithur
- Ward 2 1,131 people
- Ward 3 1,566 people
- Ward 4 1,487 people
- Ward 6 1,306 people
- Ward 7 845 people
- Ward 8 968 people

Full Seithur ward list (18 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 5, Seithur? 1,744 people in 432 households (Census 2011)

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