# Ward 5, Velur (Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Velur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Velur

Ward 5 of Velur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, had **925 people in 254 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 75.0%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 925people (2011)
- 254households
- 16 of 18by population
- 75.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Velur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Velur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****608**

**937

Working population ****55.4%**

**47.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 116 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 381 (74%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Velur average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**63%

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

**9%

Tap water ****81%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**20%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****94%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 21,120 people
- Ward 31,976 people
- Ward 41,746 people
- Ward 61,432 people
- Ward 7975 people
- Ward 8601 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 5, Velur?925 people in 254 households (Census 2011)