# Ward 8, Dharapadavedu (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Dharapadavedu, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Dharapadavedu

Ward 8 of Dharapadavedu, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,562 people in 412 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 90.9%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 1,562people (2011)
- 412households
- 12 of 18by population
- 90.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Dharapadavedu?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dharapadavedu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**990

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 506 (87%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 55 (9%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dharapadavedu average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****94%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**87%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**8%

Use banking services ****66%**

**70%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

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

**3%

Own their home ****50%**

**62%

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 Dharapadavedu

- Ward 51,469 people
- Ward 61,634 people
- Ward 71,895 people
- Ward 92,814 people
- Ward 101,277 people
- Ward 111,527 people

[Full Dharapadavedu ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/dharapadavedu/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Dharapadavedu?1,562 people in 412 households (Census 2011)