# Ward 16, Palai (Kottayam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palai, Kerala 

# Ward 16, Palai

Ward 16 of Palai, Kottayam district, Kerala, had **1,085 people in 299 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 96.8%, close to the town average of 97.6%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 299households
- 8 of 23by population
- 96.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Palai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**97.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**930

Working population ****36.5%**

**37.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 315 (80%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 78 (20%)

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, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 34 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Palai average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**99%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**0%

Tap water ****71%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**34%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**91%

Computer with internet ****20%**

**18%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****34%**

**34%

None of these assets ****0%**

**1%

Own their home ****75%**

**82%

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 Palai

- Ward 13815 people
- Ward 14885 people
- Ward 151,058 people
- Ward 171,095 people
- Ward 18833 people
- Ward 19893 people

[Full Palai ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/palai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Palai?1,085 people in 299 households (Census 2011)