# Ward 18, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Melvisharam

Ward 18 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **4,268 people in 804 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 88.1%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 4,268people (2011)
- 804households
- 1 of 21by population
- 88.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**916

Working population ****51.3%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 593 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1,021 (47%) · **■** Farming 10 (0%) · **■** Marginal 567 (26%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**38%

Use banking services ****40%**

**53%

Television ****82%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**32%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 152,590 people
- Ward 16826 people
- Ward 172,453 people
- Ward 191,414 people
- Ward 201,962 people
- Ward 212,564 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 18, Melvisharam?4,268 people in 804 households (Census 2011)