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

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Census ward · Palugal, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Palugal

Ward 5 of Palugal, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **766 people in 188 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 93.0%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 766people (2011)
- 188households
- 15 of 18by population
- 93.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palugal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1087

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**1124

Working population ****27.2%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 35 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 170 (82%)

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, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Palugal average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****20%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****94%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**2%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 2839 people
- Ward 31,331 people
- Ward 4801 people
- Ward 61,156 people
- Ward 7993 people
- Ward 8976 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 5, Palugal?766 people in 188 households (Census 2011)