# Ward 7, Arakonam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arakonam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 7, Arakonam

Ward 7 of Arakonam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,175 people in 562 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 36 census wards. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the town average of 90.8%.

- 2,175people (2011)
- 562households
- 15 of 36by population
- 89.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Arakonam?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Arakonam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**90.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**934

Working population ****35.5%**

**33.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 713 (92%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 44 (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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Arakonam average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**12%

Tap water ****79%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**84%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**9%

Use banking services ****62%**

**63%

Television ****79%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**3%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 42,190 people
- Ward 52,886 people
- Ward 62,658 people
- Ward 83,980 people
- Ward 91,002 people
- Ward 101,800 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 7, Arakonam?2,175 people in 562 households (Census 2011)