# Ward 23, Ottappalam (Palakkad, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ottappalam, Kerala 

# Ward 23, Ottappalam

Ward 23 of Ottappalam, Palakkad district, Kerala, had **1,322 people in 281 households** at the 2011 Census — the 29th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 92.6%, close to the town average of 94.6%.

- 1,322people (2011)
- 281households
- 29 of 33by population
- 92.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Ottappalam?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Ottappalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**94.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**997

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 328 (73%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 102 (23%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Ottappalam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**2%

Tap water ****61%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**50%

Use banking services ****82%**

**81%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**11%

None of these assets ****10%**

**4%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 201,654 people
- Ward 211,594 people
- Ward 221,488 people
- Ward 241,224 people
- Ward 251,649 people
- Ward 261,714 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 23, Ottappalam?1,322 people in 281 households (Census 2011)