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

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Census ward · Perungulam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Perungulam

Ward 5 of Perungulam, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, had **496 people in 119 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 88.2%, below the town average of 91.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 119households
- 6 of 15by population
- 88.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Perungulam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**91.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**928

Working population ****35.9%**

**37.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 67 (38%) · **■** Farming 33 (19%) · **■** Marginal 78 (44%)

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, 90 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Perungulam average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**80%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****89%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**27%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**88%

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 Perungulam

- Ward 2921 people
- Ward 3599 people
- Ward 4488 people
- Ward 6419 people
- Ward 7358 people
- Ward 8233 people

[Full Perungulam ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/perungulam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Perungulam?496 people in 119 households (Census 2011)