# Ward 12, Puthalam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Puthalam

Ward 12 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **757 people in 195 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 89.3%, below the town average of 92.9%.

- 757people (2011)
- 195households
- 9 of 15by population
- 89.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Puthalam?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Puthalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**1155

Working population ****43.3%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 195 (59%) · **■** Household industry 17 (5%) · **■** Farming 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 101 (31%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Puthalam average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**13%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**54%

Use banking services ****80%**

**54%

Television ****92%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**3%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Puthalam

- Ward 9507 people
- Ward 10923 people
- Ward 11686 people
- Ward 13684 people
- Ward 14931 people
- Ward 15901 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Puthalam?757 people in 195 households (Census 2011)