# Ward 5, Punalur (Kollam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Punalur, Kerala 

# Ward 5, Punalur

Ward 5 of Punalur, Kollam district, Kerala, had **1,420 people in 360 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the town average of 94.3%.

- 1,420people (2011)
- 360households
- 21 of 32by population
- 92.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Punalur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Punalur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**94.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1119

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**1037

Working population ****27.6%**

**32.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 365 (93%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Punalur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

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

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****36%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**42%

Use banking services ****85%**

**70%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 21,411 people
- Ward 31,547 people
- Ward 41,653 people
- Ward 61,665 people
- Ward 71,662 people
- Ward 81,138 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Punalur?1,420 people in 360 households (Census 2011)