# Ward 17, Maraimalainagar (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Maraimalainagar, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Maraimalainagar

Ward 17 of Maraimalainagar, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,870 people in 745 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the town average of 88.2%.

- 2,870people (2011)
- 745households
- 17 of 21by population
- 89.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**88.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**937

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 886 (81%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Farming 73 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (10%)

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, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**32%

Tap water ****79%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

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

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**19%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****90%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****55%**

**67%

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 Maraimalainagar

- Ward 141,971 people
- Ward 153,588 people
- Ward 164,709 people
- Ward 185,089 people
- Ward 192,102 people
- Ward 2010,311 people

[Full Maraimalainagar ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/maraimalainagar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Maraimalainagar?2,870 people in 745 households (Census 2011)