# Ward 3, Puthalam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Puthalam

Ward 3 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **855 people in 226 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 96.5%, above the town average of 92.9%.

- 855people (2011)
- 226households
- 7 of 15by population
- 96.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Puthalam?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Puthalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**1155

Working population ****31.6%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 206 (76%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 52 (19%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Puthalam average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**80%

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

**13%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**54%

Use banking services ****42%**

**54%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**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 21,020 people
- Ward 4851 people
- Ward 51,392 people
- Ward 6636 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 3, Puthalam?855 people in 226 households (Census 2011)