# Ward 83, Chennai (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 83, Chennai

Ward 83 of [Chennai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/area-not-under-any-sub-district/chennai/), [Chennai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **19,140 people in 3,999 households** at the 2011 Census — the 112th most populous of 155 census wards. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 19,140people (2011)
- 3,999households
- 112 of 155by population
- 87.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 83, Chennai?

■ Ward 83 · ■ Chennai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**950

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,150 (86%) · **■** Household industry 132 (2%) · **■** Farming 102 (1%) · **■** Marginal 756 (11%)

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 83

Of every 100 households in Ward 83 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 83 · ■ Chennai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****66%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**82%

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

**3%

Use banking services ****62%**

**71%

Television ****97%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**20%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

Own their home ****40%**

**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 8020,318 people
- Ward 8117,123 people
- Ward 8216,338 people
- Ward 8417,825 people
- Ward 8511,304 people
- Ward 8616,185 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 83, Chennai?19,140 people in 3,999 households (Census 2011)