# Ward 16, Peerkankaranai (Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Peerkankaranai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Peerkankaranai

Ward 16 of Peerkankaranai, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **3,379 people in 810 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 16 census wards. Literacy was 89.3%, below the town average of 92.0%.

- 3,379people (2011)
- 810households
- 3 of 16by population
- 89.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Peerkankaranai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**92.0%

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

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**962

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,156 (92%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 88 (7%)

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, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Peerkankaranai average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**5%

Tap water ****66%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**83%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**4%

Use banking services ****59%**

**75%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**46%

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

**7%

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

**1%

Own their home ****67%**

**59%

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 Peerkankaranai

- Ward 131,490 people
- Ward 141,923 people
- Ward 153,460 people

[Full Peerkankaranai ward list (16 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/peerkankaranai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Peerkankaranai?3,379 people in 810 households (Census 2011)