# Ward 8, Puzhithivakkam (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Puzhithivakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Puzhithivakkam

Ward 8 of [Puzhithivakkam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/puzhithivakkam/), [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **7,863 people in 2,027 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 96.9%, close to the town average of 95.0%.

- 7,863people (2011)
- 2,027households
- 1 of 18by population
- 96.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%**

**95.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**971

Working population ****39.7%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,733 (87%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Farming 29 (1%) · **■** Marginal 337 (11%)

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, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 75 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Puzhithivakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**98%

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

**0%

Tap water ****84%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%**

**95%

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

**1%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****97%**

**96%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****40%**

**31%

Two-wheeler ****75%**

**66%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**17%

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

**1%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 52,816 people
- Ward 63,209 people
- Ward 74,305 people
- Ward 93,641 people
- Ward 104,872 people
- Ward 112,658 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 8, Puzhithivakkam?7,863 people in 2,027 households (Census 2011)