# Ward 5, Varkala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) – Population

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Census ward · Varkala, Kerala 

# Ward 5, Varkala

Ward 5 of Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, had **1,393 people in 361 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 96.3%, close to the town average of 93.6%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 361households
- 10 of 30by population
- 96.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Varkala?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Varkala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1261**

**1187

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**981

Working population ****38.7%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 444 (82%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Farming 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 66 (12%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Varkala average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**6%

Tap water ****59%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**55%

Use banking services ****89%**

**71%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**12%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 21,297 people
- Ward 31,464 people
- Ward 41,203 people
- Ward 61,341 people
- Ward 71,370 people
- Ward 81,451 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Varkala?1,393 people in 361 households (Census 2011)