# Ward 16, Puzhithivakkam (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/puzhithivakkam/ward-16/

Census ward · Puzhithivakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Puzhithivakkam

Ward 16 of Puzhithivakkam, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,468 people in 364 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.4%, below the town average of 95.0%.

- 1,468people (2011)
- 364households
- 16 of 18by population
- 88.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Puzhithivakkam?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**95.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**971

Working population ****42.0%**

**37.5%

### Work

********

**■** Services, trade & industry 506 (82%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 100 (16%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**0%

Tap water ****95%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**95%

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

**1%

Use banking services ****79%**

**87%

Television ****93%**

**96%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****36%**

**31%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**66%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

Own their home ****58%**

**56%

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 Puzhithivakkam

- Ward 132,048 people
- Ward 141,326 people
- Ward 151,416 people
- Ward 171,888 people
- Ward 182,845 people

[Full Puzhithivakkam ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/puzhithivakkam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Puzhithivakkam?1,468 people in 364 households (Census 2011)