Kollam is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 5 Taluks, 69 villages and 29 towns in Kollam district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kollam district has 669,375 households, population of 2,635,375 of which 1,246,968 are males and 1,388,407 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 254,260 which is 9.65% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kollam district is around
1113 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kollam district is 85.01% out of which 86.16% males are literate and 83.98% females are literate. The total area of Kollam is 2,483 sq.km with population density of 1,061 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 54.95% of population lives in Urban area and 45.05% lives in Rural area. There are 12.46% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.41% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kollam district.
Kollam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,635,375 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,697,635 | 64.42% |
| Muslim | 508,500 | 19.3% |
| Christian | 421,598 | 16% |
| Religion not stated | 6,480 | 0.25% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 619 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 272 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 208 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 63 | 0% |
Kollam 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) | 416 | 2,067 |
| Number of households | 292,696 | 376,679 |
| Total Population | 1,187,158 | 1,448,217 |
| Population (%) | 47.7% | 53% |
| Male Population | 566,281 | 680,687 |
| Female Population | 620,877 | 767,530 |
| Sex Ratio | 1096 | 1128 |
| Literacy (%) | 84.82% | 85.16% |
List of Taluks in Kollam
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