# Ward 1, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Melvisharam

Ward 1 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,553 people in 342 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 91.0%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,553people (2011)
- 342households
- 17 of 21by population
- 91.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**916

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 433 (83%) · **■** Household industry 47 (9%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**30%

Tap water ****97%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**38%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****60%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**32%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Melvisharam

- Ward 22,283 people
- Ward 32,983 people
- Ward 42,010 people

[Full Melvisharam ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/melvisharam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Melvisharam?1,553 people in 342 households (Census 2011)