# Ward 5, Kottaram (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Kottaram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Kottaram

Ward 5 of Kottaram, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **923 people in 245 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 91.4%, close to the town average of 92.3%.

- 923people (2011)
- 245households
- 4 of 15by population
- 91.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kottaram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**92.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**1026

Working population ****49.2%**

**34.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 176 (39%) · **■** Household industry 106 (23%) · **■** Farming 68 (15%) · **■** Marginal 104 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kottaram average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**10%

Tap water ****93%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**48%

Use banking services ****65%**

**65%

Television ****95%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**2%

Own their home ****87%**

**69%

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 Kottaram

- Ward 2866 people
- Ward 31,294 people
- Ward 4723 people
- Ward 6383 people
- Ward 71,012 people
- Ward 8476 people

[Full Kottaram ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/kottaram/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Kottaram?923 people in 245 households (Census 2011)