# Ward 15, Sholur (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Sholur

Ward 15 of Sholur, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **614 people in 159 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 83.9%, above the town average of 74.0%.

- 614people (2011)
- 159households
- 8 of 15by population
- 83.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Sholur?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Sholur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1067

Working population ****56.5%**

**55.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 128 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 196 (56%) · **■** Marginal 22 (6%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Sholur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**64%

Tap water ****56%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**84%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****95%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****55%**

**72%

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 Sholur

- Ward 12515 people
- Ward 13946 people
- Ward 14636 people

[Full Sholur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/sholur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 15, Sholur?614 people in 159 households (Census 2011)