# Ward 8, Varkala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) – Population

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Census ward · Varkala, Kerala 

# Ward 8, Varkala

Ward 8 of Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, had **1,451 people in 296 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 89.5%, below the town average of 93.6%.

- 1,451people (2011)
- 296households
- 8 of 30by population
- 89.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Varkala?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Varkala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1202**

**1187

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**981

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 248 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 179 (41%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Varkala average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**6%

Tap water ****38%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**44%

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

**55%

Use banking services ****32%**

**71%

Television ****75%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**12%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 51,393 people
- Ward 61,341 people
- Ward 71,370 people
- Ward 91,372 people
- Ward 101,557 people
- Ward 111,303 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Varkala?1,451 people in 296 households (Census 2011)