# Ward 3, Nelliyalam (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Nelliyalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Nelliyalam

Ward 3 of Nelliyalam, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **3,798 people in 943 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the town average of 87.2%.

- 3,798people (2011)
- 943households
- 1 of 21by population
- 87.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 3 · ■ Nelliyalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**989

Working population ****47.4%**

**43.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,482 (82%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Farming 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 299 (17%)

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, 78 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Nelliyalam average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**34%

Tap water ****59%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**69%

Use banking services ****70%**

**54%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**6%

Own their home ****69%**

**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 13,142 people
- Ward 21,782 people
- Ward 42,941 people
- Ward 52,947 people
- Ward 61,775 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 3, Nelliyalam?3,798 people in 943 households (Census 2011)