District of Tamil Nadu

Vellore: 39.4 lakh people, one story

People
39,36,331
Area
6,075 km²
Literacy
79.17%
Sex ratio
1,007
Top 3 in Tamil NaduHousehold industry workers: 8.1 % of workers. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Tamil NaduPopulation: 39,36,331. Rank 3 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Big number39.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 648 to every km².See the numbers →

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VelloreTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Vellore are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Vellore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.4 lakh#3/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area6,075 km²#4/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density648 per km²#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,007 females per 1000 males#13/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate79.17%#17/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy71.95%#16/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population43.2%#16/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

79.2% can read. 1,007 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.586.8
Female literacy
71.973.4
Scheduled Castes
21.920.0
Scheduled Tribes
1.91.1
Living in towns
43.248.4

Gender literacy gap: 14.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.3%
  • Muslim 10.5%
  • Christian 2.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    34 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    16.9 lakh workers, 42.9% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 10.4%
    • Farm labourers 23.2%
    • Household industry 8.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 58.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 76% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      75.974.5
      Latrine at home
      33.438.5
      Tap water
      67.163.7
      LPG / PNG
      36.638.3
      Phone
      57.359.8
      Television
      70.069.4
      Bicycle
      43.136.1
      Two-wheeler
      25.125.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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