# Ward 2, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Colachel

Ward 2 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,875 people in 462 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 93.0%, close to the town average of 90.9%.

- 1,875people (2011)
- 462households
- 2 of 24by population
- 93.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Colachel?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Colachel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**955

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 437 (68%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 190 (30%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**1%

Tap water ****92%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**22%

Use banking services ****79%**

**86%

Television ****81%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**2%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 11,566 people
- Ward 31,161 people
- Ward 43,569 people
- Ward 5267 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 2, Colachel?1,875 people in 462 households (Census 2011)