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

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Census ward · Reethapuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Reethapuram

Ward 8 of Reethapuram, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,733 people in 415 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 92.9%, close to the town average of 92.1%.

- 1,733people (2011)
- 415households
- 3 of 15by population
- 92.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Reethapuram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**950

Working population ****40.1%**

**33.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 436 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 222 (32%)

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, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Reethapuram average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****75%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**65%

Television ****91%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 51,254 people
- Ward 61,143 people
- Ward 71,362 people
- Ward 91,404 people
- Ward 101,275 people
- Ward 111,121 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 8, Reethapuram?1,733 people in 415 households (Census 2011)