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

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Census ward · Palappallam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Palappallam

Ward 17 of Palappallam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **971 people in 256 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 97.7%, above the town average of 91.6%.

- 971people (2011)
- 256households
- 9 of 18by population
- 97.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Palappallam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.7%**

**91.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1068

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**937

Working population ****35.1%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 281 (82%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 54 (16%)

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, 89 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Palappallam average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**6%

Tap water ****68%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**65%

Use banking services ****77%**

**65%

Television ****94%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Palappallam

- Ward 141,769 people
- Ward 15273 people
- Ward 16563 people
- Ward 18831 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Palappallam?971 people in 256 households (Census 2011)