# Ward 5, Devarshola (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Devarshola, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Devarshola

Ward 5 of Devarshola, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,006 people in 437 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the town average of 84.0%.

- 2,006people (2011)
- 437households
- 3 of 18by population
- 83.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Devarshola average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**935

Working population ****34.8%**

**40.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 378 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 99 (14%) · **■** Marginal 218 (31%)

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, 77 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Devarshola average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**71%

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

**26%

Tap water ****44%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**68%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****89%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**68%

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 Devarshola

- Ward 21,674 people
- Ward 31,542 people
- Ward 41,815 people
- Ward 61,580 people
- Ward 72,039 people
- Ward 82,880 people

[Full Devarshola ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/gudalur/devarshola/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Devarshola?2,006 people in 437 households (Census 2011)