# Ward 20, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 20, Melvisharam

Ward 20 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,962 people in 304 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 93.3%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,962people (2011)
- 304households
- 12 of 21by population
- 93.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 20, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 20 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****555**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**916

Working population ****21.7%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 377 (89%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (8%)

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 20

Of every 100 households in Ward 20 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 20 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**69%

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

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**38%

Use banking services ****76%**

**53%

Television ****59%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****54%**

**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 172,453 people
- Ward 184,268 people
- Ward 191,414 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 20, Melvisharam?1,962 people in 304 households (Census 2011)