# Ward 16, Payyannur (Kannur, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Payyannur, Kerala 

# Ward 16, Payyannur

Ward 16 of Payyannur, Kannur district, Kerala, had **1,639 people in 393 households** at the 2011 Census — the 26th most populous of 41 census wards. Literacy was 97.1%, above the town average of 94.1%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 393households
- 26 of 41by population
- 97.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Payyannur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**94.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**1159

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**951

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 501 (89%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Farming 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Payyannur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****28%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**90%

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

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**58%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****88%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****26%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****80%**

**92%

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 Payyannur

- Ward 131,657 people
- Ward 141,562 people
- Ward 152,034 people
- Ward 171,214 people
- Ward 181,521 people
- Ward 191,278 people

[Full Payyannur ward list (41 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/taliparamba/payyannur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Payyannur?1,639 people in 393 households (Census 2011)