# Ward 5, Kalavai (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kalavai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Kalavai

Ward 5 of Kalavai, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **759 people in 175 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 84.1%, above the town average of 80.6%.

- 759people (2011)
- 175households
- 5 of 15by population
- 84.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Kalavai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kalavai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**942

Working population ****43.9%**

**41.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 205 (62%) · **■** Household industry 40 (12%) · **■** Farming 75 (23%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kalavai average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

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

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**42%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 2575 people
- Ward 3506 people
- Ward 4585 people
- Ward 6469 people
- Ward 7878 people
- Ward 8846 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 5, Kalavai?759 people in 175 households (Census 2011)