# Ward 22, Palai (Kottayam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Palai, Kerala 

# Ward 22, Palai

Ward 22 of Palai, Kottayam district, Kerala, had **1,401 people in 335 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 97.1%, close to the town average of 97.6%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 335households
- 1 of 23by population
- 97.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 22, Palai?

■ Ward 22 · ■ Palai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**97.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**930

Working population ****40.9%**

**37.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 502 (88%) · **■** Farming 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%)

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 22

Of every 100 households in Ward 22 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Ward 22 · ■ Palai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

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

**99%

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

**0%

Tap water ****26%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**34%

Use banking services ****77%**

**81%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**91%

Computer with internet ****16%**

**18%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**34%

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

**1%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 19893 people
- Ward 20576 people
- Ward 21477 people
- Ward 231,084 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 22, Palai?1,401 people in 335 households (Census 2011)