# Ward 12, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Melvisharam

Ward 12 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,347 people in 259 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 63.2%, below the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,347people (2011)
- 259households
- 20 of 21by population
- 63.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**916

Working population ****40.5%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 308 (56%) · **■** Household industry 224 (41%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 76 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**30%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**38%

Use banking services ****26%**

**53%

Television ****55%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**32%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**5%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 91,616 people
- Ward 102,782 people
- Ward 112,699 people
- Ward 132,266 people
- Ward 141,426 people
- Ward 152,590 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 12, Melvisharam?1,347 people in 259 households (Census 2011)