# Ward 10, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 10, Melvisharam

Ward 10 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,782 people in 547 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,782people (2011)
- 547households
- 3 of 21by population
- 81.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 10, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 10 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**916

Working population ****34.4%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 897 (94%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 10

Of every 100 households in Ward 10 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 10 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**38%

Use banking services ****67%**

**53%

Television ****72%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 71,943 people
- Ward 81,686 people
- Ward 91,616 people
- Ward 112,699 people
- Ward 121,347 people
- Ward 132,266 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 10, Melvisharam?2,782 people in 547 households (Census 2011)