# Ward 8, Palugal (Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Palugal, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Palugal

Ward 8 of Palugal, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, had **976 people in 236 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 92.0%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 976people (2011)
- 236households
- 11 of 18by population
- 92.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Palugal?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palugal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1087

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**1124

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 240 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 88 (26%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Palugal average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**4%

Tap water ****10%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****98%**

**93%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**2%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 5766 people
- Ward 61,156 people
- Ward 7993 people
- Ward 9988 people
- Ward 101,437 people
- Ward 111,000 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 8, Palugal?976 people in 236 households (Census 2011)