# Ward 8, Maraimalainagar (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Maraimalainagar, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Maraimalainagar

Ward 8 of Maraimalainagar, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **4,571 people in 1,199 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 94.5%, above the town average of 88.2%.

- 4,571people (2011)
- 1,199households
- 6 of 21by population
- 94.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Maraimalainagar?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**88.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**937

Working population ****39.9%**

**39.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,636 (90%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Farming 25 (1%) · **■** Marginal 118 (6%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Maraimalainagar average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**32%

Tap water ****60%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**39%

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

**67%

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

**19%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****93%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 53,190 people
- Ward 64,251 people
- Ward 73,896 people
- Ward 93,618 people
- Ward 102,460 people
- Ward 115,333 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 8, Maraimalainagar?4,571 people in 1,199 households (Census 2011)