# Ward 87, Chennai (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 87, Chennai

Ward 87 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 **14,375 people in 3,452 households** at the 2011 Census — the 144th most populous of 155 census wards. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 14,375people (2011)
- 3,452households
- 144 of 155by population
- 92.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 87, Chennai?

■ Ward 87 · ■ Chennai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**950

Working population ****38.2%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,527 (82%) · **■** Household industry 123 (2%) · **■** Farming 103 (2%) · **■** Marginal 735 (13%)

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 87

Of every 100 households in Ward 87 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 87 · ■ Chennai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**96%

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

**1%

Tap water ****72%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**3%

Use banking services ****82%**

**71%

Television ****97%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****23%**

**20%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

Own their home ****28%**

**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 8417,825 people
- Ward 8511,304 people
- Ward 8616,185 people
- Ward 8823,618 people
- Ward 8916,014 people
- Ward 9017,329 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 87, Chennai?14,375 people in 3,452 households (Census 2011)