# Ward 9, Melvisharam (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Melvisharam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 9, Melvisharam

Ward 9 of Melvisharam, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,616 people in 316 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 71.7%, below the town average of 83.5%.

- 1,616people (2011)
- 316households
- 16 of 21by population
- 71.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Melvisharam?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Melvisharam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**916

Working population ****30.9%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 434 (87%) · **■** Household industry 55 (11%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Melvisharam average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**38%

Use banking services ****59%**

**53%

Television ****75%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**32%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 62,481 people
- Ward 71,943 people
- Ward 81,686 people
- Ward 102,782 people
- Ward 112,699 people
- Ward 121,347 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 9, Melvisharam?1,616 people in 316 households (Census 2011)