# Ward 17, Parangipettai (Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Parangipettai

Ward 17 of Parangipettai, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, had **849 people in 210 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.9%, below the town average of 88.1%.

- 849people (2011)
- 210households
- 15 of 18by population
- 82.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Parangipettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**88.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**859

Working population ****33.2%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 188 (67%) · **■** Household industry 32 (11%) · **■** Farming 59 (21%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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, 91 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Parangipettai average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**31%

Tap water ****99%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**35%

Use banking services ****48%**

**55%

Television ****77%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****87%**

**74%

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 Parangipettai

- Ward 142,271 people
- Ward 151,300 people
- Ward 161,525 people
- Ward 182,211 people

[Full Parangipettai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/parangipettai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Parangipettai?849 people in 210 households (Census 2011)