# Ward 16, Valvaithankoshtam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Valvaithankoshtam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Valvaithankoshtam

Ward 16 of Valvaithankoshtam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,340 people in 356 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 94.7%, close to the town average of 93.8%.

- 1,340people (2011)
- 356households
- 2 of 18by population
- 94.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Valvaithankoshtam?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**93.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**971

Working population ****30.8%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 273 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 125 (30%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

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

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****42%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****91%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Valvaithankoshtam

- Ward 13807 people
- Ward 14847 people
- Ward 15880 people
- Ward 17799 people
- Ward 181,002 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Valvaithankoshtam?1,340 people in 356 households (Census 2011)