# Ward 17, Sholingur (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholingur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Sholingur

Ward 17 of Sholingur, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,166 people in 292 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the town average of 85.6%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 292households
- 14 of 18by population
- 88.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Sholingur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sholingur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**920

Working population ****40.1%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 299 (64%) · **■** Household industry 77 (16%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 90 (19%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sholingur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**24%

Tap water ****99%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**19%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**38%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****71%**

**71%

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 Sholingur

- Ward 142,819 people
- Ward 15613 people
- Ward 162,169 people
- Ward 181,120 people

[Full Sholingur ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/sholingur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Sholingur?1,166 people in 292 households (Census 2011)