# Ward 21, Payyannur (Kannur, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Payyannur, Kerala 

# Ward 21, Payyannur

Ward 21 of Payyannur, Kannur district, Kerala, had **1,775 people in 398 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 41 census wards. Literacy was 95.9%, close to the town average of 94.1%.

- 1,775people (2011)
- 398households
- 19 of 41by population
- 95.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Payyannur?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Payyannur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**94.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**1159

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**951

Working population ****34.9%**

**35.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 466 (75%) · **■** Household industry 57 (9%) · **■** Farming 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 69 (11%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Payyannur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

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

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**1%

Tap water ****19%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**58%

Use banking services ****88%**

**92%

Television ****76%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 181,521 people
- Ward 191,278 people
- Ward 201,768 people
- Ward 221,757 people
- Ward 231,321 people
- Ward 241,175 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 21, Payyannur?1,775 people in 398 households (Census 2011)