# Ward 21, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 21, Melvisharam

Ward 21 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,564 people in 507 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 87.0%, above the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,564people (2011)
- 507households
- 6 of 21by population
- 87.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**916

Working population ****28.1%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 623 (87%) · **■** Household industry 66 (9%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**30%

Tap water ****96%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**38%

Use banking services ****60%**

**53%

Television ****67%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 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 21, Melvisharam?2,564 people in 507 households (Census 2011)