# Ward 15, Shenkottai (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Shenkottai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 15, Shenkottai

Ward 15 of Shenkottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **778 people in 229 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the town average of 86.6%.

- 778people (2011)
- 229households
- 22 of 24by population
- 84.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Shenkottai?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Shenkottai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**991

Working population ****38.7%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 227 (75%) · **■** Household industry 65 (22%) · **■** Farming 9 (3%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Shenkottai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**24%

Use banking services ****70%**

**68%

Television ****85%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**10%

Own their home ****62%**

**61%

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 Shenkottai

- Ward 121,145 people
- Ward 131,212 people
- Ward 14781 people
- Ward 161,817 people
- Ward 17484 people
- Ward 181,558 people

[Full Shenkottai ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/shenkottai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 15, Shenkottai?778 people in 229 households (Census 2011)