# Ward 5, Porur (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Porur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Porur

Ward 5 of Porur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,385 people in 593 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, below the town average of 93.7%.

- 2,385people (2011)
- 593households
- 7 of 18by population
- 88.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Porur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Porur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**913

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 750 (89%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Farming 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 54 (6%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Porur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**99%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**1%

Tap water ****75%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**5%

Use banking services ****48%**

**81%

Television ****97%**

**97%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**25%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**56%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**15%

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

**0%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 23,012 people
- Ward 32,276 people
- Ward 42,147 people
- Ward 62,314 people
- Ward 72,823 people
- Ward 82,206 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 5, Porur?2,385 people in 593 households (Census 2011)