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

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Census ward · Palugal, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Palugal

Ward 17 of Palugal, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,771 people in 420 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 1,771people (2011)
- 420households
- 1 of 18by population
- 89.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Palugal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**1087

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**1124

Working population ****42.5%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 424 (56%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 162 (22%) · **■** Marginal 157 (21%)

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, 90 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Palugal average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

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

**86%

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

**4%

Tap water ****27%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**80%

Use banking services ****66%**

**52%

Television ****89%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Palugal

- Ward 141,064 people
- Ward 15729 people
- Ward 161,065 people
- Ward 18573 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Palugal?1,771 people in 420 households (Census 2011)