# Ward 18, Porur (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Porur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Porur

Ward 18 of Porur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,537 people in 414 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 94.1%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 414households
- 15 of 18by population
- 94.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Porur?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Porur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**913

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 435 (78%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Farming 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 93 (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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Porur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**99%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**1%

Tap water ****40%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**88%

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

**5%

Use banking services ****72%**

**81%

Television ****99%**

**97%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****25%**

**25%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**56%

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

**15%

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

**0%

Own their home ****54%**

**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 152,059 people
- Ward 161,982 people
- Ward 171,201 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 18, Porur?1,537 people in 414 households (Census 2011)