# Ward 14, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 14, Melvisharam

Ward 14 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,426 people in 266 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 87.5%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,426people (2011)
- 266households
- 18 of 21by population
- 87.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 14, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 14 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**916

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 387 (87%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 54 (12%)

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 14

Of every 100 households in Ward 14 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 14 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**69%

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

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**38%

Use banking services ****66%**

**53%

Television ****45%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**32%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 112,699 people
- Ward 121,347 people
- Ward 132,266 people
- Ward 152,590 people
- Ward 16826 people
- Ward 172,453 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 14, Melvisharam?1,426 people in 266 households (Census 2011)