# Ward 8, Devarshola (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Devarshola, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Devarshola

Ward 8 of Devarshola, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,880 people in 595 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the town average of 84.0%.

- 2,880people (2011)
- 595households
- 1 of 18by population
- 82.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Devarshola?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Devarshola average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**935

Working population ****39.0%**

**40.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 561 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 518 (46%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 66 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Devarshola average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**26%

Tap water ****13%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**68%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 52,006 people
- Ward 61,580 people
- Ward 72,039 people
- Ward 9868 people
- Ward 101,874 people
- Ward 111,406 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 8, Devarshola?2,880 people in 595 households (Census 2011)