# Ward 18, Valvaithankoshtam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Valvaithankoshtam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 18, Valvaithankoshtam

Ward 18 of Valvaithankoshtam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,002 people in 270 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 93.6%, close to the town average of 93.8%.

- 1,002people (2011)
- 270households
- 7 of 18by population
- 93.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Valvaithankoshtam?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**93.8%

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

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**971

Working population ****29.8%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 248 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 45 (15%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

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

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****9%**

**31%

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

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****66%**

**61%

Television ****96%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**1%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 15880 people
- Ward 161,340 people
- Ward 17799 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 18, Valvaithankoshtam?1,002 people in 270 households (Census 2011)