# Ward 16, Pothatturpettai (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Pothatturpettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Pothatturpettai

Ward 16 of Pothatturpettai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **907 people in 172 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the town average of 75.0%.

- 907people (2011)
- 172households
- 12 of 18by population
- 73.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Pothatturpettai?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703**

**929

Working population ****33.4%**

**42.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 55 (18%) · **■** Household industry 137 (45%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 110 (36%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**32%

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

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**20%

Use banking services ****54%**

**34%

Television ****86%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 131,165 people
- Ward 14866 people
- Ward 15793 people
- Ward 17853 people
- Ward 181,100 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 16, Pothatturpettai?907 people in 172 households (Census 2011)