# Ward 2, Sholur (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Sholur

Ward 2 of Sholur, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,173 people in 308 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the town average of 74.0%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 308households
- 2 of 15by population
- 74.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Sholur?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Sholur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**1067

Working population ****57.2%**

**55.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 384 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 225 (34%) · **■** Marginal 60 (9%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Sholur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****16%**

**35%

Television ****99%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****40%**

**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 1151 people
- Ward 3496 people
- Ward 41,283 people
- Ward 5324 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 2, Sholur?1,173 people in 308 households (Census 2011)