# Ward 5, Eraniel (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Eraniel, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Eraniel

Ward 5 of Eraniel, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,042 people in 291 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 85.8%, below the town average of 92.9%.

- 1,042people (2011)
- 291households
- 2 of 15by population
- 85.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Eraniel?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Eraniel average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**92.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1435**

**976

Working population ****37.2%**

**41.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 234 (60%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 90 (23%) · **■** Marginal 58 (15%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Eraniel average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**9%

Tap water ****64%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**62%

Use banking services ****23%**

**50%

Television ****88%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Eraniel

- Ward 21,108 people
- Ward 3843 people
- Ward 41,021 people
- Ward 6997 people
- Ward 7643 people
- Ward 8310 people

[Full Eraniel ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/eraniel/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Eraniel?1,042 people in 291 households (Census 2011)