# Ward 8, Porur (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Porur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Porur

Ward 8 of Porur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,206 people in 594 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 98.8%, above the town average of 93.7%.

- 2,206people (2011)
- 594households
- 10 of 18by population
- 98.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Porur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.8%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**913

Working population ****46.8%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 804 (78%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Farming 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 192 (19%)

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, 100 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Porur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**99%

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

**1%

Tap water ****74%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**56%

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

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**5%

Use banking services ****98%**

**81%

Television ****96%**

**97%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****41%**

**25%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**56%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**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 52,385 people
- Ward 62,314 people
- Ward 72,823 people
- Ward 94,511 people
- Ward 107,239 people
- Ward 111,224 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 8, Porur?2,206 people in 594 households (Census 2011)