# Ward 2, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Melvisharam

Ward 2 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,283 people in 501 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,283people (2011)
- 501households
- 9 of 21by population
- 81.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**916

Working population ****35.8%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 681 (83%) · **■** Household industry 116 (14%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**38%

Use banking services ****52%**

**53%

Television ****66%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 11,553 people
- Ward 32,983 people
- Ward 42,010 people
- Ward 51,634 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 2, Melvisharam?2,283 people in 501 households (Census 2011)