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

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Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Puthalam

Ward 5 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,392 people in 364 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the town average of 92.9%.

- 1,392people (2011)
- 364households
- 2 of 15by population
- 94.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Puthalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1565**

**1155

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 208 (40%) · **■** Household industry 29 (6%) · **■** Farming 71 (14%) · **■** Marginal 207 (40%)

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, 92 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Puthalam average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**13%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**54%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****98%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**44%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 21,020 people
- Ward 3855 people
- Ward 4851 people
- Ward 6636 people
- Ward 7583 people
- Ward 81,800 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 5, Puthalam?1,392 people in 364 households (Census 2011)