Kasaragod District Population, Kerala - Census India 2011

Kasaragod is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 2 Taluks, 93 villages and 28 towns in Kasaragod district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kasaragod district has 273410 households, population of 1307375 of which 628613 are males and 678762 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 155807 which is 11.92% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kasaragod district is around 1080 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kasaragod district is 79.36% out of which 82.16% males are literate and 76.76% females are literate. The total area of Kasaragod is 1989 sq.km with population density of 657 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 61.06% of population lives in Urban area and 38.94% lives in Rural area. There are 4.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.74% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kasaragod district.

Kasaragod Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1307375100%
Hindu72998755.84%
Muslim48691337.24%
Christian874546.69%
Religion not stated22260.17%
Buddhist3620.03%
Other religions and persuasions1520.01%
Sikh1510.01%
Jain1300.01%

Kasaragod Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)290.371698.63
Number of households104170169240
Total Population509047798328
Population (%)47.32%51.43%
Male Population240897387716
Female Population268150410612
Sex Ratio11131059
Literacy (%)80.44%78.67%

List of Taluks in Kasaragod

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kasaragod district, Kerala
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kasaragod681734972.597011049
Hosdurg625641988.916331115

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Kasaragod Population Facts

Number of Households273410
Population1307375
Male Population628613 (48.08%)
Female Population678762 (51.92%)
Children Population155807
Area1989 km2
Population density/km2657
Sex-ratio1080
Literacy79.36%
Male Literacy82.16%
Female Literacy76.76%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.74%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %4.08%

Map of Kasaragod, Kerala