# Ward 8, Nagercoil (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Nagercoil

Ward 8 of Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,995 people in 849 households** at the 2011 Census — the 48th most populous of 51 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the town average of 95.0%.

- 2,995people (2011)
- 849households
- 48 of 51by population
- 93.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nagercoil average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**95.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1045

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**1000

Working population ****35.9%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 841 (78%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Farming 196 (18%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%)

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, 83 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nagercoil average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**1%

Tap water ****98%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**23%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****91%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****67%**

**58%

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 Nagercoil

- Ward 53,898 people
- Ward 66,798 people
- Ward 74,148 people
- Ward 93,686 people
- Ward 103,034 people
- Ward 113,876 people

[Full Nagercoil ward list (51 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/nagercoil/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Nagercoil?2,995 people in 849 households (Census 2011)