# Ward 8, Kalinjur (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kalinjur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Kalinjur

Ward 8 of Kalinjur, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,979 people in 500 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 93.9%, above the town average of 87.4%.

- 1,979people (2011)
- 500households
- 4 of 15by population
- 93.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalinjur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**882

Working population ****38.7%**

**38.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 660 (86%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalinjur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**17%

Tap water ****99%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**73%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**21%

Use banking services ****86%**

**64%

Television ****97%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****16%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****64%**

**65%

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 Kalinjur

- Ward 51,013 people
- Ward 6864 people
- Ward 7844 people
- Ward 91,047 people
- Ward 10246 people
- Ward 111,050 people

[Full Kalinjur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/kalinjur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Kalinjur?1,979 people in 500 households (Census 2011)