# Ward 12, Pothatturpettai (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Pothatturpettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Pothatturpettai

Ward 12 of Pothatturpettai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,188 people in 262 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 64.1%, below the town average of 75.0%.

- 1,188people (2011)
- 262households
- 7 of 18by population
- 64.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Pothatturpettai?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1528**

**929

Working population ****46.1%**

**42.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 167 (30%) · **■** Household industry 135 (25%) · **■** Farming 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 226 (41%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**20%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****55%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Pothatturpettai

- Ward 9826 people
- Ward 101,169 people
- Ward 112,067 people
- Ward 131,165 people
- Ward 14866 people
- Ward 15793 people

[Full Pothatturpettai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/pothatturpettai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Pothatturpettai?1,188 people in 262 households (Census 2011)