# Ward 17, Puzhithivakkam (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Puzhithivakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Puzhithivakkam

Ward 17 of Puzhithivakkam, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,888 people in 489 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 84.6%, below the town average of 95.0%.

- 1,888people (2011)
- 489households
- 15 of 18by population
- 84.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**95.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**971

Working population ****41.2%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 706 (91%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Farming 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**98%

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

**0%

Tap water ****47%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**95%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**1%

Use banking services ****28%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**96%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**31%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**66%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**17%

None of these assets ****4%**

**1%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 141,326 people
- Ward 151,416 people
- Ward 161,468 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 17, Puzhithivakkam?1,888 people in 489 households (Census 2011)