# Ward 2, Pothatturpettai (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Pothatturpettai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Pothatturpettai

Ward 2 of Pothatturpettai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,864 people in 398 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 80.5%, above the town average of 75.0%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 398households
- 3 of 18by population
- 80.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Pothatturpettai?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**929

Working population ****41.1%**

**42.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 200 (26%) · **■** Household industry 536 (70%) · **■** Farming 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Pothatturpettai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**68%

Tap water ****64%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**78%

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

**20%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****80%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 11,650 people
- Ward 31,773 people
- Ward 41,211 people
- Ward 5832 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 2, Pothatturpettai?1,864 people in 398 households (Census 2011)