# Ward 15, Kalavai (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kalavai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Kalavai

Ward 15 of Kalavai, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **887 people in 189 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 74.4%, below the town average of 80.6%.

- 887people (2011)
- 189households
- 1 of 15by population
- 74.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Kalavai?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Kalavai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**80.6%

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

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**942

Working population ****34.0%**

**41.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 268 (89%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Farming 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Kalavai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**41%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**42%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****86%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****80%**

**83%

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 Kalavai

- Ward 12628 people
- Ward 13574 people
- Ward 14674 people

[Full Kalavai ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/kalavai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 15, Kalavai?887 people in 189 households (Census 2011)