# Ward 8, Kanhangad (Kasaragod, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kanhangad, Kerala 

# Ward 8, Kanhangad

Ward 8 of Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, had **1,551 people in 375 households** at the 2011 Census — the 30th most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, below the town average of 92.6%.

- 1,551people (2011)
- 375households
- 30 of 42by population
- 88.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Kanhangad?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kanhangad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**92.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1144

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**951

Working population ****44.4%**

**33.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 589 (85%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 93 (13%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 72 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kanhangad average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**2%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**62%

Use banking services ****70%**

**86%

Television ****58%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****14%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 51,914 people
- Ward 61,156 people
- Ward 71,647 people
- Ward 91,541 people
- Ward 101,457 people
- Ward 112,249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Kanhangad?1,551 people in 375 households (Census 2011)