# Ward 12, Kanam (Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Kanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 12, Kanam

Ward 12 of Kanam, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, had **409 people in 121 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 74.5%, below the town average of 85.1%.

- 409people (2011)
- 121households
- 1 of 12by population
- 74.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Kanam?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Kanam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187**

**1109

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**1035

Working population ****53.5%**

**39.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 14 (6%) · **■** Household industry 40 (18%) · **■** Farming 162 (74%) · **■** 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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Kanam average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**31%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**75%

Use banking services ****6%**

**49%

Television ****100%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 9118 people
- Ward 10345 people
- Ward 11221 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 12, Kanam?409 people in 121 households (Census 2011)