# Ward 17, Chinnasalem (Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Chinnasalem, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Chinnasalem

Ward 17 of Chinnasalem, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,319 people in 328 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 89.2%, above the town average of 81.4%.

- 1,319people (2011)
- 328households
- 7 of 18by population
- 89.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Chinnasalem average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 345 (60%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Farming 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 164 (28%)

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, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Chinnasalem average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**52%

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

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**29%

Use banking services ****75%**

**60%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**5%

Own their home ****47%**

**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 142,374 people
- Ward 151,068 people
- Ward 161,297 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 17, Chinnasalem?1,319 people in 328 households (Census 2011)
