Kottayam is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 5 Taluks, 80 villages and 17 towns in Kottayam district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kottayam district has 487296 households, population of 1974551 of which 968289 are males and 1006262 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 174486 which is 8.84% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kottayam district is around
1039 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kottayam district is 88.62% out of which 88.98% males are literate and 88.27% females are literate. The total area of Kottayam is 2206 sq.km with population density of 895 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 71.37% of population lives in Urban area and 28.63% lives in Rural area. There are 7.79% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.11% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kottayam district.
Kottayam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1974551 | 100% |
| Hindu | 983598 | 49.81% |
| Christian | 858608 | 43.48% |
| Muslim | 126499 | 6.41% |
| Religion not stated | 4636 | 0.23% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 565 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 358 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 204 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 83 | 0% |
Kottayam 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) | 273.71 | 1932.29 |
| Number of households | 140397 | 346899 |
| Total Population | 565393 | 1409158 |
| Population (%) | 48.75% | 50.84% |
| Male Population | 275616 | 692673 |
| Female Population | 289777 | 716485 |
| Sex Ratio | 1051 | 1034 |
| Literacy (%) | 88.97% | 88.48% |
List of Taluks in Kottayam
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