# Ward 2, Maraimalainagar (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Maraimalainagar, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Maraimalainagar

Ward 2 of Maraimalainagar, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,935 people in 744 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 85.3%, below the town average of 88.2%.

- 2,935people (2011)
- 744households
- 16 of 21by population
- 85.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Maraimalainagar?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**88.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**937

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 936 (83%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Farming 114 (10%) · **■** Marginal 35 (3%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**32%

Tap water ****60%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**19%

Use banking services ****75%**

**60%

Television ****80%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**2%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 14,382 people
- Ward 33,529 people
- Ward 43,038 people
- Ward 53,190 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 2, Maraimalainagar?2,935 people in 744 households (Census 2011)