# Ward 3, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Velur

Ward 3 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,976 people in 566 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 74.3%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 1,976people (2011)
- 566households
- 3 of 18by population
- 74.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Velur?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Velur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**937

Working population ****53.0%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 348 (33%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Farming 616 (59%) · **■** Marginal 69 (7%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**9%

Tap water ****38%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**20%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****95%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**52%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 11,845 people
- Ward 21,120 people
- Ward 41,746 people
- Ward 5925 people
- Ward 61,432 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 3, Velur?1,976 people in 566 households (Census 2011)