# Ward 18, Pothatturpettai (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Pothatturpettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Pothatturpettai

Ward 18 of Pothatturpettai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,100 people in 260 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 63.9%, below the town average of 75.0%.

- 1,100people (2011)
- 260households
- 10 of 18by population
- 63.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Pothatturpettai?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**929

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 57 (12%) · **■** Household industry 194 (41%) · **■** Farming 125 (26%) · **■** Marginal 101 (21%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**20%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****60%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**23%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 15793 people
- Ward 16907 people
- Ward 17853 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 18, Pothatturpettai?1,100 people in 260 households (Census 2011)