Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
14.7% of women in Kanyakumari own land in their name, behind the typical district. 42.3% own a house in their name, close to the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.9% and women with a bank account at 94.9%.