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

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Census ward · Ponmanai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Ponmanai

Ward 5 of Ponmanai, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **742 people in 203 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 93.9%, close to the town average of 92.1%.

- 742people (2011)
- 203households
- 14 of 15by population
- 93.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ponmanai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**952

Working population ****35.6%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 242 (92%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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, 97 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ponmanai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**12%

Tap water ****7%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**65%

Television ****96%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

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

**4%

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

**3%

Own their home ****94%**

**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
- Ward 6887 people
- Ward 71,124 people
- Ward 81,241 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 5, Ponmanai?742 people in 203 households (Census 2011)