# Ward 5, Parangipettai (Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Parangipettai

Ward 5 of Parangipettai, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,725 people in 529 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the town average of 88.1%.

- 2,725people (2011)
- 529households
- 1 of 18by population
- 86.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Parangipettai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Parangipettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**88.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**859

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 410 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 504 (52%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Parangipettai average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**31%

Tap water ****24%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**35%

Use banking services ****37%**

**55%

Television ****53%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**11%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 21,379 people
- Ward 3593 people
- Ward 41,452 people
- Ward 6717 people
- Ward 71,042 people
- Ward 81,751 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 5, Parangipettai?2,725 people in 529 households (Census 2011)