# Ward 5, Thenthamaraikulam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Thenthamaraikulam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Thenthamaraikulam

Ward 5 of Thenthamaraikulam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **737 people in 202 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 95.9%, close to the town average of 94.1%.

- 737people (2011)
- 202households
- 10 of 15by population
- 95.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thenthamaraikulam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**94.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**1037

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 180 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 93 (34%)

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, 94 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thenthamaraikulam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**14%

Tap water ****59%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**69%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****90%**

**95%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**1%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 Thenthamaraikulam

- Ward 2856 people
- Ward 3842 people
- Ward 4822 people
- Ward 6906 people
- Ward 7832 people
- Ward 8585 people

[Full Thenthamaraikulam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/thenthamaraikulam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Thenthamaraikulam?737 people in 202 households (Census 2011)