# Ward 5, Puttur (Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka) – Population

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Census ward · Puttur, Karnataka 

# Ward 5, Puttur

Ward 5 of Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, had **3,107 people in 647 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 27 census wards. Literacy was 93.0%, close to the town average of 92.4%.

- 3,107people (2011)
- 647households
- 2 of 27by population
- 93.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Puttur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Puttur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**92.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**929

Working population ****39.6%**

**42.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 956 (78%) · **■** Household industry 194 (16%) · **■** Farming 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 67 (5%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Puttur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****75%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**32%

Use banking services ****95%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****79%**

**74%

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 Puttur

- Ward 22,334 people
- Ward 32,345 people
- Ward 42,249 people
- Ward 63,331 people
- Ward 71,001 people
- Ward 81,906 people

[Full Puttur ward list (27 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/puttur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Puttur?3,107 people in 647 households (Census 2011)