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

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Census ward · Sembakkam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Sembakkam

Ward 8 of Sembakkam, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **4,716 people in 1,230 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 93.1%, close to the town average of 92.5%.

- 4,716people (2011)
- 1,230households
- 1 of 15by population
- 93.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sembakkam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**92.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**941

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,496 (85%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 242 (14%)

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, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sembakkam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**2%

Tap water ****40%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**46%

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

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**6%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****94%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****28%**

**32%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**65%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**20%

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

**1%

Own their home ****62%**

**62%

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 Sembakkam

- Ward 54,259 people
- Ward 62,288 people
- Ward 74,403 people
- Ward 92,461 people
- Ward 102,473 people
- Ward 111,790 people

[Full Sembakkam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/sembakkam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Sembakkam?4,716 people in 1,230 households (Census 2011)