# Ward 8, Kalpetta (Wayanad, Kerala) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kalpetta, Kerala 

# Ward 8, Kalpetta

Ward 8 of Kalpetta, Wayanad district, Kerala, had **1,215 people in 299 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the town average of 91.2%.

- 1,215people (2011)
- 299households
- 14 of 25by population
- 93.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalpetta average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**91.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**959

Working population ****37.9%**

**38.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 369 (80%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (16%)

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, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalpetta average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****45%**

**30%

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

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**54%

Use banking services ****78%**

**74%

Television ****80%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

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

**14%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****65%**

**76%

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 Kalpetta

- Ward 51,040 people
- Ward 61,772 people
- Ward 71,053 people
- Ward 91,234 people
- Ward 101,300 people
- Ward 111,105 people

[Full Kalpetta ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/vythiri/kalpetta/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Kalpetta?1,215 people in 299 households (Census 2011)