# Ward 6, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Melvisharam

Ward 6 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,481 people in 560 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 79.1%, below the town average of 83.5%.

- 2,481people (2011)
- 560households
- 7 of 21by population
- 79.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**916

Working population ****44.0%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 559 (51%) · **■** Household industry 397 (36%) · **■** Farming 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 106 (10%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**30%

Tap water ****64%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**38%

Use banking services ****53%**

**53%

Television ****76%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**32%

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

**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 32,983 people
- Ward 42,010 people
- Ward 51,634 people
- Ward 71,943 people
- Ward 81,686 people
- Ward 91,616 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 6, Melvisharam?2,481 people in 560 households (Census 2011)