# Ward 18, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Velur

Ward 18 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,153 people in 313 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 75.7%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 313households
- 9 of 18by population
- 75.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Velur?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Velur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**937

Working population ****49.4%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 299 (52%) · **■** Farming 217 (38%) · **■** Marginal 54 (9%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**63%

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

**9%

Tap water ****90%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**20%

Use banking services ****60%**

**67%

Television ****85%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**52%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 152,911 people
- Ward 162,234 people
- Ward 17991 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 18, Velur?1,153 people in 313 households (Census 2011)