# Ward 8, Edaicode (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Edaicode, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Edaicode

Ward 8 of Edaicode, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,240 people in 313 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.2%, below the town average of 91.4%.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 313households
- 8 of 18by population
- 88.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Edaicode?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Edaicode average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**978

Working population ****48.8%**

**38.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 229 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 64 (11%) · **■** Marginal 309 (51%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Edaicode average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****8%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**19%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****66%**

**61%

Television ****82%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 51,205 people
- Ward 61,441 people
- Ward 72,559 people
- Ward 91,083 people
- Ward 103,027 people
- Ward 11980 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 8, Edaicode?1,240 people in 313 households (Census 2011)