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

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Census ward · Palappallam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Palappallam

Ward 5 of Palappallam, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,219 people in 330 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the town average of 91.6%.

- 1,219people (2011)
- 330households
- 5 of 18by population
- 93.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palappallam average

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

**91.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**1068

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**937

Working population ****32.2%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 336 (86%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Farming 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palappallam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**90%

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

**6%

Tap water ****38%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**65%

Use banking services ****44%**

**65%

Television ****92%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 21,183 people
- Ward 31,013 people
- Ward 4731 people
- Ward 6850 people
- Ward 7740 people
- Ward 8854 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 5, Palappallam?1,219 people in 330 households (Census 2011)