# Ward 16, Chinnasalem (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Chinnasalem, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Chinnasalem

Ward 16 of Chinnasalem, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,297 people in 340 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 85.9%, above the town average of 81.4%.

- 1,297people (2011)
- 340households
- 8 of 18by population
- 85.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Chinnasalem average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**936

Working population ****36.9%**

**40.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 350 (73%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 98 (20%)

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, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Chinnasalem average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**44%

Tap water ****93%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**14%

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

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**29%

Use banking services ****74%**

**60%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****41%**

**65%

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 Chinnasalem

- Ward 131,047 people
- Ward 142,374 people
- Ward 151,068 people
- Ward 171,319 people
- Ward 181,730 people

[Full Chinnasalem ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/chinnasalem/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Chinnasalem?1,297 people in 340 households (Census 2011)