# Ward 17, Edaicode (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaicode, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Edaicode

Ward 17 of Edaicode, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,056 people in 283 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 93.0%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 283households
- 14 of 18by population
- 93.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Edaicode?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Edaicode average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**978

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 275 (66%) · **■** Household industry 51 (12%) · **■** Farming 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 48 (11%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Edaicode average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****31%**

**21%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**79%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****78%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Edaicode

- Ward 14975 people
- Ward 151,158 people
- Ward 161,413 people
- Ward 181,338 people

[Full Edaicode ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/vilavancode/edaicode/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Edaicode?1,056 people in 283 households (Census 2011)