# Ward 17, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Velur

Ward 17 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **991 people in 282 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 73.4%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 991people (2011)
- 282households
- 14 of 18by population
- 73.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Velur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Velur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**937

Working population ****45.8%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 222 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 120 (26%) · **■** Marginal 110 (24%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**9%

Tap water ****72%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**20%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****90%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 141,041 people
- Ward 152,911 people
- Ward 162,234 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 17, Velur?991 people in 282 households (Census 2011)