# Ward 2, Puthalam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Puthalam

Ward 2 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,020 people in 244 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the town average of 92.9%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 244households
- 3 of 15by population
- 92.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Puthalam?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Puthalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170**

**1155

Working population ****36.1%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 302 (82%) · **■** Household industry 36 (10%) · **■** Farming 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Puthalam average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**80%

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

**13%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**54%

Use banking services ****59%**

**54%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 1547 people
- Ward 3855 people
- Ward 4851 people
- Ward 51,392 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 2, Puthalam?1,020 people in 244 households (Census 2011)