# Ward 17, Porur (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Porur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Porur

Ward 17 of Porur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,201 people in 323 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 323households
- 17 of 18by population
- 94.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Porur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Porur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**913

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 397 (95%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Porur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**99%

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

**1%

Tap water ****6%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**88%

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

**5%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****98%**

**97%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**25%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**56%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**15%

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

**0%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 142,677 people
- Ward 152,059 people
- Ward 161,982 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 17, Porur?1,201 people in 323 households (Census 2011)