# Ward 16, Kalakad (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Kalakad, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 16, Kalakad

Ward 16 of Kalakad, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **2,298 people in 548 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 21 census wards. Literacy was 79.6%, below the town average of 87.9%.

- 2,298people (2011)
- 548households
- 1 of 21by population
- 79.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Kalakad?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kalakad average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1045

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**937

Working population ****48.1%**

**42.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 169 (15%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Farming 366 (33%) · **■** Marginal 513 (46%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kalakad average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**41%

Tap water ****60%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**50%

Use banking services ****48%**

**57%

Television ****90%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**74%

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 Kalakad

- Ward 132,033 people
- Ward 141,545 people
- Ward 151,842 people
- Ward 171,577 people
- Ward 182,286 people
- Ward 191,599 people

[Full Kalakad ward list (21 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/kalakad/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Kalakad?2,298 people in 548 households (Census 2011)