# Ward 17, Kanhangad (Kasaragod, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kanhangad, Kerala 

# Ward 17, Kanhangad

Ward 17 of Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, had **1,647 people in 404 households** at the 2011 Census — the 27th most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 94.2%, close to the town average of 92.6%.

- 1,647people (2011)
- 404households
- 27 of 42by population
- 94.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kanhangad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**92.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159**

**1144

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**951

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 343 (64%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 76 (14%) · **■** Marginal 116 (22%)

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, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kanhangad average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**2%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**62%

Use banking services ****81%**

**86%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 Kanhangad

- Ward 141,779 people
- Ward 151,973 people
- Ward 162,008 people
- Ward 181,617 people
- Ward 191,443 people
- Ward 201,483 people

[Full Kanhangad ward list (42 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/kanhangad/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Kanhangad?1,647 people in 404 households (Census 2011)