# Ward 17, Avadi (Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Avadi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Avadi

Ward 17 of Avadi, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, had **14,227 people in 3,657 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 48 census wards. Literacy was 94.1%, above the town average of 91.3%.

- 14,227people (2011)
- 3,657households
- 5 of 48by population
- 94.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Avadi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**91.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**959

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,571 (94%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Farming 54 (1%) · **■** Marginal 166 (3%)

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, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Avadi average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**7%

Tap water ****20%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**83%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**6%

Use banking services ****83%**

**73%

Television ****95%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****63%**

**61%

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 Avadi

- Ward 148,711 people
- Ward 1512,069 people
- Ward 1610,043 people
- Ward 1821,214 people
- Ward 194,916 people
- Ward 2020,501 people

[Full Avadi ward list (48 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/avadi/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Avadi?14,227 people in 3,657 households (Census 2011)