# Ward 16, Walajapet (Vellore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Walajapet, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Walajapet

Ward 16 of Walajapet, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,884 people in 458 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the town average of 84.6%.

- 1,884people (2011)
- 458households
- 6 of 25by population
- 82.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Walajapet?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Walajapet average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**916

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 580 (78%) · **■** Household industry 130 (17%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 27 (4%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Walajapet average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

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

**70%

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

**26%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**22%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****84%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****69%**

**67%

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 Walajapet

- Ward 131,515 people
- Ward 141,175 people
- Ward 151,953 people
- Ward 172,027 people
- Ward 181,023 people
- Ward 19686 people

[Full Walajapet ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/walajapet/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Walajapet?1,884 people in 458 households (Census 2011)