# Ward 17, Ozhukarai (Puducherry, Puducherry) – Population

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Census ward · Ozhukarai, Puducherry 

# Ward 17, Ozhukarai

Ward 17 of Ozhukarai, Puducherry district, Puducherry, had **6,355 people in 1,628 households** at the 2011 Census — the 25th most populous of 37 census wards. Literacy was 90.4%, close to the town average of 89.4%.

- 6,355people (2011)
- 1,628households
- 25 of 37by population
- 90.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Ozhukarai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**89.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**963

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,227 (94%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Farming 31 (1%) · **■** Marginal 55 (2%)

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, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Ozhukarai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**84%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**6%

Use banking services ****69%**

**69%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**61%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

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

**3%

Own their home ****37%**

**55%

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 Ozhukarai

- Ward 1416,062 people
- Ward 154,052 people
- Ward 169,523 people
- Ward 188,526 people
- Ward 196,640 people
- Ward 207,011 people

[Full Ozhukarai ward list (37 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/puducherry/ozhukarai-taluk/ozhukarai/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Ozhukarai?6,355 people in 1,628 households (Census 2011)