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

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Census ward · Kuzhithurai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Kuzhithurai

Ward 17 of Kuzhithurai, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,582 people in 384 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the town average of 94.1%.

- 1,582people (2011)
- 384households
- 1 of 21by population
- 93.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kuzhithurai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**94.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**984

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 443 (84%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Farming 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kuzhithurai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

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

**94%

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

**2%

Tap water ****66%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**43%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****76%**

**81%

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 Kuzhithurai

- Ward 14909 people
- Ward 151,424 people
- Ward 161,059 people
- Ward 181,142 people
- Ward 19659 people
- Ward 20932 people

[Full Kuzhithurai ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/vilavancode/kuzhithurai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Kuzhithurai?1,582 people in 384 households (Census 2011)