# Ward 21, Shenkottai (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Shenkottai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 21, Shenkottai

Ward 21 of Shenkottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,444 people in 313 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the town average of 86.6%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 313households
- 5 of 24by population
- 86.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Shenkottai?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Shenkottai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**991

Working population ****36.6%**

**40.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 380 (72%) · **■** Household industry 36 (7%) · **■** Farming 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 101 (19%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Shenkottai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**24%

Use banking services ****79%**

**68%

Television ****76%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 181,558 people
- Ward 191,321 people
- Ward 201,048 people
- Ward 221,442 people
- Ward 231,621 people
- Ward 24860 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 21, Shenkottai?1,444 people in 313 households (Census 2011)