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

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Census ward · Kanam, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 5, Kanam

Ward 5 of Kanam, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, had **350 people in 94 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 88.2%, above the town average of 85.1%.

- 350people (2011)
- 94households
- 3 of 12by population
- 88.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kanam average

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

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1109

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**1035

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 66 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Farming 31 (24%) · **■** Marginal 29 (23%)

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, 60 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kanam average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**75%

Use banking services ****55%**

**49%

Television ****93%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****72%**

**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
- Ward 6209 people
- Ward 7168 people
- Ward 8184 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 5, Kanam?350 people in 94 households (Census 2011)