# Ward 8, Alur (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Alur, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Alur

Ward 8 of Alur, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **645 people in 158 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 94.0%, close to the town average of 92.7%.

- 645people (2011)
- 158households
- 10 of 15by population
- 94.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Alur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**92.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**1011

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 167 (81%) · **■** Household industry 15 (7%) · **■** Farming 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Alur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**8%

Tap water ****82%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**59%

Use banking services ****63%**

**65%

Television ****96%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

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

**3%

Own their home ****80%**

**84%

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 Alur

- Ward 5820 people
- Ward 61,017 people
- Ward 71,032 people
- Ward 91,384 people
- Ward 10538 people
- Ward 112,088 people

[Full Alur ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/alur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Alur?645 people in 158 households (Census 2011)