# Ward 1, Velankanni (Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Velankanni, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Velankanni

Ward 1 of Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,895 people in 498 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the town average of 85.0%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 498households
- 1 of 15by population
- 83.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Velankanni?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Velankanni average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**1085

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**920

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 473 (70%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 78 (12%) · **■** Marginal 123 (18%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Velankanni average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**16%

Tap water ****79%**

**70%

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

**30%

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

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**40%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**30%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****81%**

**74%

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 Velankanni

- Ward 2362 people
- Ward 3162 people
- Ward 4463 people

[Full Velankanni ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/velankanni/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Velankanni?1,895 people in 498 households (Census 2011)