# Ward 17, Ottappalam (Palakkad, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ottappalam, Kerala 

# Ward 17, Ottappalam

Ward 17 of Ottappalam, Palakkad district, Kerala, had **1,695 people in 388 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 95.2%, close to the town average of 94.6%.

- 1,695people (2011)
- 388households
- 12 of 33by population
- 95.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Ottappalam?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Ottappalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**94.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**997

Working population ****38.8%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 370 (56%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 266 (40%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Ottappalam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**2%

Tap water ****50%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**50%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****83%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****86%**

**89%

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 Ottappalam

- Ward 141,751 people
- Ward 151,648 people
- Ward 161,259 people
- Ward 181,663 people
- Ward 192,253 people
- Ward 201,654 people

[Full Ottappalam ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/ottappalam/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Ottappalam?1,695 people in 388 households (Census 2011)