# Ward 5, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Melvisharam

Ward 5 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,634 people in 382 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 76.1%, below the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,634people (2011)
- 382households
- 15 of 21by population
- 76.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**916

Working population ****46.1%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 371 (49%) · **■** Household industry 293 (39%) · **■** Farming 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**30%

Tap water ****93%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**38%

Use banking services ****44%**

**53%

Television ****83%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**32%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 22,283 people
- Ward 32,983 people
- Ward 42,010 people
- Ward 62,481 people
- Ward 71,943 people
- Ward 81,686 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 5, Melvisharam?1,634 people in 382 households (Census 2011)