# Ward 42, Kanhangad (Kasaragod, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kanhangad, Kerala 

# Ward 42, Kanhangad

Ward 42 of Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, had **27,435 people in 6,029 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 91.1%, close to the town average of 92.6%.

- 27,435people (2011)
- 6,029households
- 1 of 42by population
- 91.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 42, Kanhangad?

■ Ward 42 · ■ Kanhangad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**92.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1166**

**1144

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**951

Working population ****34.9%**

**33.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,596 (69%) · **■** Household industry 177 (2%) · **■** Farming 969 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,841 (19%)

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 42

Of every 100 households in Ward 42 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 42 · ■ Kanhangad average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**96%

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

**2%

Tap water ****57%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**62%

Use banking services ****86%**

**86%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

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

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 392,222 people
- Ward 401,656 people
- Ward 4124,787 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 42, Kanhangad?27,435 people in 6,029 households (Census 2011)