# Ward 8, Sholur (The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Sholur

Ward 8 of Sholur, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, had **650 people in 208 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the town average of 74.0%.

- 650people (2011)
- 208households
- 5 of 15by population
- 75.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Sholur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sholur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**1067

Working population ****56.9%**

**55.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 42 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 322 (87%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sholur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**64%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****97%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**2%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 5324 people
- Ward 6363 people
- Ward 7470 people
- Ward 9394 people
- Ward 10646 people
- Ward 111,084 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 8, Sholur?650 people in 208 households (Census 2011)