# Ward 17, Vadakarai Keezhpadugai (Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu)

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Census ward · Vadakarai Keezhpadugai, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 17, Vadakarai Keezhpadugai

Ward 17 of Vadakarai Keezhpadugai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, had **1,491 people in 340 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.7%, above the town average of 76.6%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 340households
- 3 of 18by population
- 82.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Vadakarai Keezhpadugai?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Vadakarai Keezhpadugai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**927

Working population ****45.1%**

**46.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 113 (17%) · **■** Household industry 164 (24%) · **■** Farming 374 (56%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Vadakarai Keezhpadugai average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**31%

Tap water ****40%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**53%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****84%**

**83%

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 Vadakarai Keezhpadugai

- Ward 141,157 people
- Ward 151,855 people
- Ward 16575 people
- Ward 182,338 people

[Full Vadakarai Keezhpadugai ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/vadakarai-keezhpadugai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Vadakarai Keezhpadugai?1,491 people in 340 households (Census 2011)