# Ward 2, Chennai (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Chennai

Ward 2 of Chennai, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, had **66,897 people in 16,713 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 155 census wards. Literacy was 91.2%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 66,897people (2011)
- 16,713households
- 8 of 155by population
- 91.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Chennai?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Chennai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**950

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 21,597 (85%) · **■** Household industry 412 (2%) · **■** Farming 217 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3,142 (12%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Chennai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**96%

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

**1%

Tap water ****89%**

**82%

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

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**3%

Use banking services ****64%**

**71%

Television ****97%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**20%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**1%

Own their home ****45%**

**47%

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 Chennai

- Ward 176,760 people
- Ward 352,995 people
- Ward 415,186 people
- Ward 545,204 people

[Full Chennai ward list (155 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/area-not-under-any-sub-district/chennai/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Chennai?66,897 people in 16,713 households (Census 2011)