# Ward 3, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 3, Colachel

Ward 3 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,161 people in 269 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 94.9%, above the town average of 90.9%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 269households
- 7 of 24by population
- 94.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Colachel?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Colachel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**955

Working population ****41.9%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 210 (43%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Farming 76 (16%) · **■** Marginal 184 (38%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**75%

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

**22%

Use banking services ****68%**

**86%

Television ****70%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 21,875 people
- Ward 43,569 people
- Ward 5267 people
- Ward 6229 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 3, Colachel?1,161 people in 269 households (Census 2011)