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

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Census ward · Sholingur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Sholingur

Ward 5 of Sholingur, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,393 people in 330 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 90.9%, above the town average of 85.6%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 330households
- 12 of 18by population
- 90.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sholingur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**920

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 395 (86%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%)

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, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sholingur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**24%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**19%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 21,439 people
- Ward 3841 people
- Ward 42,224 people
- Ward 61,016 people
- Ward 71,963 people
- Ward 81,951 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 5, Sholingur?1,393 people in 330 households (Census 2011)