# Ward 5, Vellimalai (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Vellimalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Vellimalai

Ward 5 of Vellimalai, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **946 people in 241 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 95.2%, above the town average of 88.9%.

- 946people (2011)
- 241households
- 6 of 15by population
- 95.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Vellimalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**922

Working population ****35.4%**

**41.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 148 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 145 (43%)

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, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Vellimalai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****92%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**43%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****61%**

**52%

Television ****94%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Vellimalai

- Ward 2776 people
- Ward 3878 people
- Ward 4747 people
- Ward 61,216 people
- Ward 7729 people
- Ward 81,308 people

[Full Vellimalai ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/vellimalai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Vellimalai?946 people in 241 households (Census 2011)