# Ward 1, Ponmanai (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Ponmanai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Ponmanai

Ward 1 of Ponmanai, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,494 people in 430 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 84.4%, below the town average of 92.1%.

- 1,494people (2011)
- 430households
- 1 of 15by population
- 84.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Ponmanai?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Ponmanai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**952

Working population ****38.6%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 258 (45%) · **■** Household industry 63 (11%) · **■** Farming 151 (26%) · **■** Marginal 105 (18%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 47 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Ponmanai average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**12%

Tap water ****28%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****34%**

**65%

Television ****78%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**3%

Own their home ****78%**

**92%

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 Ponmanai

- Ward 2975 people
- Ward 3751 people
- Ward 41,277 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Ponmanai?1,494 people in 430 households (Census 2011)