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

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Census ward · Ponmanai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Ponmanai

Ward 8 of Ponmanai, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,241 people in 337 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, below the town average of 92.1%.

- 1,241people (2011)
- 337households
- 5 of 15by population
- 88.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Ponmanai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**952

Working population ****35.4%**

**37.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 421 (96%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Ponmanai average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**12%

Tap water ****5%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**65%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 5742 people
- Ward 6887 people
- Ward 71,124 people
- Ward 9671 people
- Ward 101,281 people
- Ward 11853 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 8, Ponmanai?1,241 people in 337 households (Census 2011)