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

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Census ward · Jolarpet, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Jolarpet

Ward 8 of Jolarpet, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,798 people in 704 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 87.3%, above the town average of 83.3%.

- 2,798people (2011)
- 704households
- 1 of 18by population
- 87.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jolarpet average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**961

Working population ****33.8%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 688 (73%) · **■** Household industry 104 (11%) · **■** Farming 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 74 (8%)

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, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jolarpet average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**41%

Tap water ****78%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**64%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**29%

Use banking services ****66%**

**56%

Television ****83%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****46%**

**72%

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 Jolarpet

- Ward 52,026 people
- Ward 61,036 people
- Ward 71,548 people
- Ward 91,259 people
- Ward 101,511 people
- Ward 111,430 people

[Full Jolarpet ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/jolarpet/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Jolarpet?2,798 people in 704 households (Census 2011)