# Ward 17, Pothatturpettai (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Pothatturpettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Pothatturpettai

Ward 17 of Pothatturpettai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **853 people in 186 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.5%, above the town average of 75.0%.

- 853people (2011)
- 186households
- 14 of 18by population
- 82.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Pothatturpettai?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1714**

**929

Working population ****39.3%**

**42.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 70 (21%) · **■** Household industry 260 (78%) · **■** Farming 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**68%

Tap water ****68%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**20%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****74%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**23%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 14866 people
- Ward 15793 people
- Ward 16907 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 17, Pothatturpettai?853 people in 186 households (Census 2011)