# Ward 15, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Velur

Ward 15 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,911 people in 835 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the town average of 81.0%.

- 2,911people (2011)
- 835households
- 1 of 18by population
- 83.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Velur?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Velur average

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

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**937

Working population ****40.4%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 882 (75%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Farming 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 216 (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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**63%

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

**9%

Tap water ****95%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**20%

Use banking services ****58%**

**67%

Television ****92%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 121,228 people
- Ward 131,897 people
- Ward 141,041 people
- Ward 162,234 people
- Ward 17991 people
- Ward 181,153 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 15, Velur?2,911 people in 835 households (Census 2011)