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

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Census ward · Sholur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Sholur

Ward 3 of Sholur, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **496 people in 148 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 63.7%, below the town average of 74.0%.

- 496people (2011)
- 148households
- 10 of 15by population
- 63.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 3 · ■ Sholur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**1067

Working population ****72.0%**

**55.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 32 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 277 (78%) · **■** Marginal 46 (13%)

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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Sholur average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**64%

Tap water ****76%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****97%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 21,173 people
- Ward 41,283 people
- Ward 5324 people
- Ward 6363 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 3, Sholur?496 people in 148 households (Census 2011)