Kollam District Population, Kerala - Census India 2011

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 669375 households, population of 2635375 of which 1246968 are males and 1388407 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 254260 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 2483 sq.km with population density of 1061 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2635375100%
Hindu169763564.42%
Muslim50850019.3%
Christian42159816%
Religion not stated64800.25%
Other religions and persuasions6190.02%
Buddhist2720.01%
Sikh2080.01%
Jain630%

Kollam Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)416.252066.75
Number of households292696376679
Total Population11871581448217
Population (%)47.7%53%
Male Population566281680687
Female Population620877767530
Sex Ratio10961128
Literacy (%)84.82%85.16%

List of Taluks in Kollam

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kollam district, Kerala
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kollam987779380.2125981101
Kottarakkara586434550.5710651139
Pathanapuram4329041235.513501125
Karunagappally 428802180.4223771099
Kunnathur199456138.0814441103

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Kollam Population Facts

Number of Households669375
Population2635375
Male Population1246968 (47.32%)
Female Population1388407 (52.68%)
Children Population254260
Area2483 km2
Population density/km21061
Sex-ratio1113
Literacy85.01%
Male Literacy86.16%
Female Literacy83.98%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.41%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.46%

Map of Kollam, Kerala