# Ward 26, Arakonam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Arakonam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 26, Arakonam

Ward 26 of Arakonam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,694 people in 668 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 36 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the town average of 90.8%.

- 2,694people (2011)
- 668households
- 9 of 36by population
- 88.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Arakonam?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Arakonam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**90.8%

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

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**934

Working population ****32.1%**

**33.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 695 (80%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 130 (15%)

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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Arakonam average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**12%

Tap water ****77%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**84%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**9%

Use banking services ****46%**

**63%

Television ****76%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****76%**

**57%

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 Arakonam

- Ward 23850 people
- Ward 242,979 people
- Ward 251,653 people
- Ward 271,775 people
- Ward 282,113 people
- Ward 291,046 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 26, Arakonam?2,694 people in 668 households (Census 2011)