Census ward · Puthalam, Tamil Nadu
# Ward 8, Puthalam

Ward 8 of Puthalam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had 1,800 people in 483 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 90.3%, close to the town average of 92.9%.
- 1,800 people (2011)
- 483 households
- 1 of 15 by population
- 90.3% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Puthalam?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Puthalam average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 92.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 1155
- Working population 38.8% 35.8%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 428 (61%) · ■ Household industry 51 (7%) · ■ Farming 128 (18%) · ■ Marginal 92 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Puthalam average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 74% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 12% 13%
- Tap water 72% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 44%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 54%
- Use banking services 48% 54%
- Television 91% 92%
- Mobile phone 78% 79%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 45% 44%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 3% 3%
- Own their home 85% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Puthalam
- Ward 5 1,392 people
- Ward 6 636 people
- Ward 7 583 people
- Ward 9 507 people
- Ward 10 923 people
- Ward 11 686 people

Full Puthalam ward list (15 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 8, Puthalam? 1,800 people in 483 households (Census 2011)

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