# Ward 16, Porur (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Porur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Porur

Ward 16 of Porur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,982 people in 533 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 89.8%, below the town average of 93.7%.

- 1,982people (2011)
- 533households
- 13 of 18by population
- 89.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Porur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**913

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 599 (74%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Farming 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 141 (17%)

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, 99 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Porur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**99%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****59%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**56%

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

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**5%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****95%**

**97%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**25%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**56%

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

**15%

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

**0%

Own their home ****38%**

**50%

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 Porur

- Ward 134,562 people
- Ward 142,677 people
- Ward 152,059 people
- Ward 171,201 people
- Ward 181,537 people

[Full Porur ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/porur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Porur?1,982 people in 533 households (Census 2011)