# Ward 18, Puzhithivakkam (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Puzhithivakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Puzhithivakkam

Ward 18 of Puzhithivakkam, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,845 people in 732 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the town average of 95.0%.

- 2,845people (2011)
- 732households
- 7 of 18by population
- 92.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Puzhithivakkam?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**95.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**971

Working population ****35.4%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 908 (90%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 85 (8%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**98%

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

**0%

Tap water ****99%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**95%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**1%

Use banking services ****79%**

**87%

Television ****97%**

**96%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**31%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**66%

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

**17%

None of these assets ****0%**

**1%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 151,416 people
- Ward 161,468 people
- Ward 171,888 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 18, Puzhithivakkam?2,845 people in 732 households (Census 2011)