# Ward 2, Reethapuram (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Reethapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 2, Reethapuram

Ward 2 of Reethapuram, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,542 people in 611 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 87.6%, below the town average of 92.1%.

- 2,542people (2011)
- 611households
- 2 of 15by population
- 87.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Reethapuram?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Reethapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**950

Working population ****34.6%**

**33.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 690 (78%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 172 (20%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Reethapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****98%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**63%

Use banking services ****48%**

**65%

Television ****95%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Reethapuram

- Ward 12,771 people
- Ward 3963 people
- Ward 41,314 people
- Ward 51,254 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Reethapuram?2,542 people in 611 households (Census 2011)