# Ward 6, Puthalam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 6, Puthalam

Ward 6 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **636 people in 173 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the town average of 92.9%.

- 636people (2011)
- 173households
- 12 of 15by population
- 95.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Puthalam?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Puthalam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**1155

Working population ****26.7%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 137 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Farming 28 (16%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Puthalam average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

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

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**54%

Use banking services ****48%**

**54%

Television ****94%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**44%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 3855 people
- Ward 4851 people
- Ward 51,392 people
- Ward 7583 people
- Ward 81,800 people
- Ward 9507 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 6, Puthalam?636 people in 173 households (Census 2011)