# Ward 8, Colachel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Colachel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Colachel

Ward 8 of Colachel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **533 people in 113 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 86.9%, below the town average of 90.9%.

- 533people (2011)
- 113households
- 21 of 24by population
- 86.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Colachel?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Colachel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**90.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**955

Working population ****35.5%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 183 (97%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Colachel average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**22%

Use banking services ****98%**

**86%

Television ****95%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 5267 people
- Ward 6229 people
- Ward 7661 people
- Ward 9687 people
- Ward 10600 people
- Ward 11472 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 8, Colachel?533 people in 113 households (Census 2011)