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Wellington Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Wellington is a Cantonment Board city in district of The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The Wellington city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Wellington Cantonment Board has population of 19,462 of which 10,867 are males while 8,595 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1939 which is 9.96 % of total population of Wellington (CB). In Wellington Cantonment Board, Female Sex Ratio is of 791 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Wellington is around 963 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Wellington city is 94.31 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Wellington, Male literacy is around 97.47 % while female literacy rate is 90.23 %.

Wellington Cantonment Board has total administration over 4,949 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Wellington 2023 - 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Wellington Cantonment Board in 2024 is approximately 27,500. The schedule census of 2021 for Wellington city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Wellington city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Wellington town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Wellington Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.20 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.37 % of total population in Wellington (CB).

Wellington Work Profile

Out of total population, 8,996 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 7,254 were males while 1,742 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 8996 working population, 95.05 % were engaged in Main Work while 4.95 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Wellington Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 67.73%
Muslim 6.18%
Christian 25.11%
Sikh 0.86%
Buddhist 0.06%
Jain 0.01%
Others 0.00%
No Religion 0.05%

Wellington City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Wellington Ward No - 1 2048
2 Wellington Ward No - 2 3748
3 Wellington Ward No - 3 3681
4 Wellington Ward No - 4 2072
5 Wellington Ward No - 5 2025
6 Wellington Ward No - 6 2536
7 Wellington Ward No - 7 3352

Wellington City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Wellington City Population
2011 19,462
2021 25,300
2022 26,000
2023 26,700
2024 27,500
2025 28,300
2026 29,100
2027 29,900
2028 30,700
2029 31,600
2030 32,500
2031 33,400