# Ward 5, Kalugumalai (Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Kalugumalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Kalugumalai

Ward 5 of Kalugumalai, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,467 people in 405 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the town average of 79.8%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 405households
- 2 of 15by population
- 78.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kalugumalai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**891

Working population ****47.4%**

**45.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 466 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 222 (32%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kalugumalai average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**54%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**44%

Use banking services ****72%**

**46%

Television ****96%**

**94%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****62%**

**57%

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 Kalugumalai

- Ward 2865 people
- Ward 31,361 people
- Ward 4860 people
- Ward 6671 people
- Ward 71,021 people
- Ward 8783 people

[Full Kalugumalai ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/kalugumalai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Kalugumalai?1,467 people in 405 households (Census 2011)