# Ward 18, Ambur (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ambur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Ambur

Ward 18 of Ambur, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,449 people in 601 households** at the 2011 Census — the 23rd most populous of 36 census wards. Literacy was 91.4%, above the town average of 86.0%.

- 2,449people (2011)
- 601households
- 23 of 36by population
- 91.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Ambur?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Ambur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**971

Working population ****36.8%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 813 (90%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 52 (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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Ambur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**24%

Use banking services ****57%**

**48%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**34%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****57%**

**64%

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 Ambur

- Ward 153,416 people
- Ward 161,569 people
- Ward 172,429 people
- Ward 193,013 people
- Ward 201,521 people
- Ward 213,711 people

[Full Ambur ward list (36 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/ambur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 18, Ambur?2,449 people in 601 households (Census 2011)