# Ward 6, Vaikom (Kottayam, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Vaikom, Kerala 

# Ward 6, Vaikom

Ward 6 of Vaikom, Kottayam district, Kerala, had **1,027 people in 252 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the town average of 96.8%.

- 1,027people (2011)
- 252households
- 14 of 23by population
- 95.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Vaikom?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Vaikom average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**96.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**960

Working population ****41.9%**

**39.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 316 (73%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 106 (25%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Vaikom average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**2%

Tap water ****87%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**39%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**15%

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

**2%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Vaikom

- Ward 31,040 people
- Ward 41,072 people
- Ward 51,042 people
- Ward 71,074 people
- Ward 81,098 people
- Ward 91,107 people

[Full Vaikom ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/vaikom/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 6, Vaikom?1,027 people in 252 households (Census 2011)