Ernakulam District Population, Kerala - Census India 2011

Ernakulam is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 7 Taluks, 61 villages and 59 towns in Ernakulam district.

As per the Census India 2011, Ernakulam district has 814,011 households, population of 3,282,388 of which 1,619,557 are males and 1,662,831 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 304,242 which is 9.27% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Ernakulam district is around 1027 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Ernakulam district is 87% out of which 88.03% males are literate and 86% females are literate. The total area of Ernakulam is 3,063 sq.km with population density of 1,072 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 31.93% of population lives in Urban area and 68.07% lives in Rural area. There are 8.18% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.5% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ernakulam district.

Ernakulam Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,282,388100%
Hindu1,509,55745.99%
Christian1,248,13738.03%
Muslim514,39715.67%
Religion not stated6,5640.2%
Jain1,1760.04%
Other religions and persuasions1,0830.03%
Sikh8600.03%
Buddhist6140.02%

Ernakulam Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)9252,138
Number of households554,096259,915
Total Population2,234,3631,048,025
Population (%)49.28%50.53%
Male Population1,101,047518,510
Female Population1,133,316529,515
Sex Ratio10291021
Literacy (%)87.15%86.68%

List of Taluks in Ernakulam

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Ernakulam district, Kerala
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kanayannur851,40630328091034
Kochi508,21212939281025
Kunnathunad469,16446410101012
Aluva468,4085328811027
Paravur410,57117323681047
Muvattupuzha336,2245226441017
Kothamangalam238,4039282571015

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Ernakulam Population Facts

Number of Households814,011
Population3,282,388
Male Population1,619,557 (49.34%)
Female Population1,662,831 (50.66%)
Children Population304,242
Area3,063 km2
Population density/km21,072
Sex-ratio1027
Literacy87%
Male Literacy88.03%
Female Literacy86%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.5%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.18%

Map of Ernakulam, Kerala