# Ward 5, Valvaithankoshtam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Valvaithankoshtam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Valvaithankoshtam

Ward 5 of Valvaithankoshtam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,391 people in 358 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 87.8%, below the town average of 93.8%.

- 1,391people (2011)
- 358households
- 1 of 18by population
- 87.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**93.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**971

Working population ****36.0%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 477 (95%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** 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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**92%

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

**5%

Tap water ****40%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**63%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****94%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**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 2630 people
- Ward 31,099 people
- Ward 41,188 people
- Ward 6876 people
- Ward 7824 people
- Ward 81,094 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 5, Valvaithankoshtam?1,391 people in 358 households (Census 2011)