# Ward 18, Kanhangad (Kasaragod, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kanhangad, Kerala 

# Ward 18, Kanhangad

Ward 18 of Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, had **1,617 people in 380 households** at the 2011 Census — the 28th most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, below the town average of 92.6%.

- 1,617people (2011)
- 380households
- 28 of 42by population
- 88.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Kanhangad?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Kanhangad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**92.6%

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

**1144

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**951

Working population ****46.5%**

**33.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 414 (55%) · **■** Household industry 46 (6%) · **■** Farming 162 (22%) · **■** Marginal 130 (17%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Kanhangad average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**2%

Tap water ****3%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**62%

Use banking services ****87%**

**86%

Television ****60%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 151,973 people
- Ward 162,008 people
- Ward 171,647 people
- Ward 191,443 people
- Ward 201,483 people
- Ward 211,322 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 18, Kanhangad?1,617 people in 380 households (Census 2011)