# Ward 16, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Velur

Ward 16 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,234 people in 657 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the town average of 81.0%.

- 2,234people (2011)
- 657households
- 2 of 18by population
- 83.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Velur?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Velur average

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

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**937

Working population ****42.4%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 659 (70%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Farming 272 (29%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**9%

Tap water ****97%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**20%

Use banking services ****90%**

**67%

Television ****93%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 131,897 people
- Ward 141,041 people
- Ward 152,911 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 16, Velur?2,234 people in 657 households (Census 2011)