# Ward 23, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 23, Colachel

Ward 23 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **976 people in 231 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 90.9%, close to the town average of 90.9%.

- 976people (2011)
- 231households
- 8 of 24by population
- 90.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Colachel?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Colachel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**955

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 288 (95%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**1%

Tap water ****79%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**22%

Use banking services ****82%**

**86%

Television ****95%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 20604 people
- Ward 21687 people
- Ward 22724 people
- Ward 241,485 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 23, Colachel?976 people in 231 households (Census 2011)