# Ward 12, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Velur

Ward 12 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,228 people in 331 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 73.7%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 331households
- 8 of 18by population
- 73.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Velur?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Velur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**937

Working population ****55.2%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 270 (40%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Farming 287 (42%) · **■** Marginal 97 (14%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**9%

Tap water ****95%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**20%

Use banking services ****47%**

**67%

Television ****90%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**52%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**2%

Own their home ****79%**

**62%

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 Velur

- Ward 91,037 people
- Ward 101,061 people
- Ward 11839 people
- Ward 131,897 people
- Ward 141,041 people
- Ward 152,911 people

[Full Velur ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/velur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Velur?1,228 people in 331 households (Census 2011)