# Ward 8, Velankanni (Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Velankanni, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Velankanni

Ward 8 of Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,728 people in 422 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 79.4%, below the town average of 85.0%.

- 1,728people (2011)
- 422households
- 2 of 15by population
- 79.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Velankanni average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1085

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**920

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 524 (89%) · **■** Farming 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 63 (11%)

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, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Velankanni average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**16%

Tap water ****75%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**40%

Use banking services ****73%**

**66%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**30%

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

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****72%**

**74%

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 Velankanni

- Ward 5186 people
- Ward 6544 people
- Ward 7944 people
- Ward 9570 people
- Ward 10507 people
- Ward 11637 people

[Full Velankanni ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/velankanni/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Velankanni?1,728 people in 422 households (Census 2011)