# Ward 16, Varkala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) – Population

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Census ward · Varkala, Kerala 

# Ward 16, Varkala

Ward 16 of Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, had **1,342 people in 344 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 96.5%, above the town average of 93.6%.

- 1,342people (2011)
- 344households
- 15 of 30by population
- 96.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Varkala?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Varkala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1244**

**1187

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**981

Working population ****32.3%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 394 (91%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 33 (8%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Varkala average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**6%

Tap water ****40%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**55%

Use banking services ****85%**

**71%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****81%**

**87%

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 Varkala

- Ward 131,515 people
- Ward 141,425 people
- Ward 151,387 people
- Ward 171,262 people
- Ward 181,377 people
- Ward 191,111 people

[Full Varkala ward list (30 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/chirayinkeezhu/varkala/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Varkala?1,342 people in 344 households (Census 2011)