# Ward 9, Valvaithankoshtam (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Valvaithankoshtam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 9, Valvaithankoshtam

Ward 9 of Valvaithankoshtam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **893 people in 271 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the town average of 93.8%.

- 893people (2011)
- 271households
- 8 of 18by population
- 95.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Valvaithankoshtam?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**93.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**971

Working population ****21.6%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 117 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Farming 74 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Valvaithankoshtam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**92%

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

**5%

Tap water ****22%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****36%**

**61%

Television ****95%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 6876 people
- Ward 7824 people
- Ward 81,094 people
- Ward 10862 people
- Ward 11560 people
- Ward 12747 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 9, Valvaithankoshtam?893 people in 271 households (Census 2011)