# Ward 15, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Melvisharam

Ward 15 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,590 people in 480 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 92.9%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,590people (2011)
- 480households
- 5 of 21by population
- 92.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**916

Working population ****27.5%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 670 (94%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**30%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**38%

Use banking services ****74%**

**53%

Television ****63%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 121,347 people
- Ward 132,266 people
- Ward 141,426 people
- Ward 16826 people
- Ward 172,453 people
- Ward 184,268 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 15, Melvisharam?2,590 people in 480 households (Census 2011)