# Ward 16, Punalur (Kollam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Punalur, Kerala 

# Ward 16, Punalur

Ward 16 of Punalur, Kollam district, Kerala, had **1,356 people in 368 households** at the 2011 Census — the 23rd most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, below the town average of 94.3%.

- 1,356people (2011)
- 368households
- 23 of 32by population
- 90.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Punalur?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Punalur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**94.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1119

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**1037

Working population ****35.5%**

**32.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 243 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 195 (40%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Punalur average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**4%

Tap water ****16%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**42%

Use banking services ****61%**

**70%

Television ****77%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****76%**

**80%

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 Punalur

- Ward 131,660 people
- Ward 141,464 people
- Ward 151,449 people
- Ward 171,352 people
- Ward 181,448 people
- Ward 191,599 people

[Full Punalur ward list (32 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/punalur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Punalur?1,356 people in 368 households (Census 2011)