Kerala is one of state in India with population of 33,406,061. There are 14 districts, 63 Taluks, 1,018 villages and 532 towns in Kerala.
As per the Census India 2011, Kerala has 7,853,754 households, population of 33,406,061 of which 16,027,412 are males and 17,378,649 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 3,472,955 which is 10.4% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kerala state is around
1084 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Kerala state is 84.22% out of which 85.51% males are literate and 83.04% females are literate. The total area of Kerala is 38,852 sq.km with population density of 860 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 52.3% of population lives in Urban area and 47.7% lives in Rural area. There are 9.1% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.45% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kerala.
Kerala Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 33,406,061 | 100% |
| Hindu | 18,282,492 | 54.73% |
| Muslim | 8,873,472 | 26.56% |
| Christian | 6,141,269 | 18.38% |
| Religion not stated | 88,155 | 0.26% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 7,618 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 4,752 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 4,489 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 3,814 | 0.01% |
Kerala Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 7,599 | 31,253 |
| Number of households | 3,704,113 | 4,149,641 |
| Total Population | 15,934,926 | 17,471,135 |
| Population (%) | 47.82% | 51.87% |
| Male Population | 7,619,358 | 8,408,054 |
| Female Population | 8,315,568 | 9,063,081 |
| Sex Ratio | 1091 | 1078 |
| Literacy (%) | 85.26% | 83.28% |
List of Districts in Kerala
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| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Malappuram | 4,112,920 | 3,554 | 1157 | 1098 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 3,301,427 | 2,189 | 1508 | 1087 |
| Ernakulam | 3,282,388 | 3,063 | 1072 | 1027 |
| Thrissur | 3,121,200 | 3,027 | 1031 | 1108 |
| Kozhikode | 3,086,293 | 2,345 | 1316 | 1098 |
| Palakkad | 2,809,934 | 4,482 | 627 | 1067 |
| Kollam | 2,635,375 | 2,483 | 1061 | 1113 |
| Kannur | 2,523,003 | 2,961 | 852 | 1136 |
| Alappuzha | 2,127,789 | 1,415 | 1504 | 1100 |
| Kottayam | 1,974,551 | 2,206 | 895 | 1039 |
| Kasaragod | 1,307,375 | 1,989 | 657 | 1080 |
| Pathanamthitta | 1,197,412 | 2,652 | 452 | 1132 |
| Idukki | 1,108,974 | 4,356 | 255 | 1006 |
| Wayanad | 817,420 | 2,130 | 384 | 1035 |
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