# Ward 21, Punalur (Kollam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Punalur, Kerala 

# Ward 21, Punalur

Ward 21 of Punalur, Kollam district, Kerala, had **1,254 people in 349 households** at the 2011 Census — the 26th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 90.4%, below the town average of 94.3%.

- 1,254people (2011)
- 349households
- 26 of 32by population
- 90.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Punalur?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Punalur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**94.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**1119

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**1037

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 267 (64%) · **■** Farming 108 (26%) · **■** Marginal 43 (10%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Punalur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**4%

Tap water ****26%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**42%

Use banking services ****58%**

**70%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**11%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 181,448 people
- Ward 191,599 people
- Ward 201,548 people
- Ward 221,096 people
- Ward 231,237 people
- Ward 241,790 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 21, Punalur?1,254 people in 349 households (Census 2011)