# Ward 16, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Colachel

Ward 16 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **899 people in 203 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 95.9%, above the town average of 90.9%.

- 899people (2011)
- 203households
- 10 of 24by population
- 95.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Colachel?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Colachel average

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

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**955

Working population ****34.8%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 274 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 33 (11%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****95%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**22%

Use banking services ****75%**

**86%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 13701 people
- Ward 14781 people
- Ward 151,307 people
- Ward 171,286 people
- Ward 18964 people
- Ward 19607 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 16, Colachel?899 people in 203 households (Census 2011)