# Ward 18, Palai (Kottayam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palai, Kerala 

# Ward 18, Palai

Ward 18 of Palai, Kottayam district, Kerala, had **833 people in 195 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 99.2%, close to the town average of 97.6%.

- 833people (2011)
- 195households
- 16 of 23by population
- 99.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Palai?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Palai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.2%**

**97.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1307**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1290**

**930

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 303 (89%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 50 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Palai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**99%

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

**0%

Tap water ****44%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**34%

Use banking services ****73%**

**81%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**91%

Computer with internet ****23%**

**18%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****50%**

**34%

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

**1%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 151,058 people
- Ward 161,085 people
- Ward 171,095 people
- Ward 19893 people
- Ward 20576 people
- Ward 21477 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 18, Palai?833 people in 195 households (Census 2011)