# Ward 17, Nelliyalam (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Nelliyalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Nelliyalam

Ward 17 of Nelliyalam, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,726 people in 407 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the town average of 87.2%.

- 1,726people (2011)
- 407households
- 16 of 21by population
- 89.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Nelliyalam?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Nelliyalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**989

Working population ****45.6%**

**43.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 757 (96%) · **■** Farming 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Nelliyalam average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**34%

Tap water ****46%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**21%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****32%**

**54%

Television ****95%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****43%**

**67%

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 Nelliyalam

- Ward 142,407 people
- Ward 152,247 people
- Ward 161,268 people
- Ward 181,776 people
- Ward 191,489 people
- Ward 201,573 people

[Full Nelliyalam ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/nelliyalam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Nelliyalam?1,726 people in 407 households (Census 2011)