# Ward 15, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Colachel

Ward 15 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,307 people in 268 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 90.1%, close to the town average of 90.9%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 268households
- 5 of 24by population
- 90.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Colachel?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Colachel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**955

Working population ****41.1%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 397 (74%) · **■** Household industry 104 (19%) · **■** Farming 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (6%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

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

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**22%

Use banking services ****89%**

**86%

Television ****96%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****90%**

**81%

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 Colachel

- Ward 12586 people
- Ward 13701 people
- Ward 14781 people
- Ward 16899 people
- Ward 171,286 people
- Ward 18964 people

[Full Colachel ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/colachel/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 15, Colachel?1,307 people in 268 households (Census 2011)