# Ward 5, Thiruvithancode (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Thiruvithancode, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Thiruvithancode

Ward 5 of Thiruvithancode, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,461 people in 365 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 95.1%, close to the town average of 93.8%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 365households
- 3 of 18by population
- 95.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thiruvithancode average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**93.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**846

Working population ****29.4%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 392 (91%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Thiruvithancode average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**2%

Tap water ****37%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**54%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****96%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**1%

Own their home ****81%**

**82%

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 Thiruvithancode

- Ward 21,390 people
- Ward 31,463 people
- Ward 4785 people
- Ward 61,160 people
- Ward 7700 people
- Ward 8974 people

[Full Thiruvithancode ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/thiruvithancode/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Thiruvithancode?1,461 people in 365 households (Census 2011)