# Ward 26, Kanhangad (Kasaragod, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kanhangad, Kerala 

# Ward 26, Kanhangad

Ward 26 of Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, had **1,760 people in 400 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 89.5%, below the town average of 92.6%.

- 1,760people (2011)
- 400households
- 20 of 42by population
- 89.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Kanhangad?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Kanhangad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**92.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**1144

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**951

Working population ****37.2%**

**33.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 495 (76%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Kanhangad average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**96%

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

**2%

Tap water ****20%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**62%

Use banking services ****83%**

**86%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 231,381 people
- Ward 241,758 people
- Ward 251,725 people
- Ward 271,912 people
- Ward 282,613 people
- Ward 292,146 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 26, Kanhangad?1,760 people in 400 households (Census 2011)