# Ward 1, Kanam (Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Kanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 1, Kanam

Ward 1 of [Kanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/kanam/), [Thoothukkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/) district, Tamil Nadu, had **285 people in 72 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 70.3%, below the town average of 85.1%.

- 285people (2011)
- 72households
- 5 of 12by population
- 70.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Kanam?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Kanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1109

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**1035

Working population ****32.3%**

**39.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 11 (12%) · **■** Farming 81 (88%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Kanam average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**75%

Use banking services ****45%**

**49%

Television ****99%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**80%

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 Kanam

- Ward 2254 people
- Ward 3216 people
- Ward 4375 people

[Full Kanam ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/kanam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Kanam?285 people in 72 households (Census 2011)