# Ward 17, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Melvisharam

Ward 17 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,453 people in 491 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 91.0%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,453people (2011)
- 491households
- 8 of 21by population
- 91.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Melvisharam average

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

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**916

Working population ****27.6%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 548 (81%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (16%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****92%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**38%

Use banking services ****71%**

**53%

Television ****80%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 141,426 people
- Ward 152,590 people
- Ward 16826 people
- Ward 184,268 people
- Ward 191,414 people
- Ward 201,962 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 17, Melvisharam?2,453 people in 491 households (Census 2011)