Palai City Population - Kottayam, Kerala

Palai (M) is a City and Municipality located in Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district in Kerala. Palai city has 7686 housholds and town is divided into 23 wards. Palai city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Palai city has population of 34814 of which 17555 are males and 17259 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4474 which is 12.85% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Palai city is around 983 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Palai city is 83.19% out of which 84.66% males are literate and 81.7% females are literate. There are 1.22% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.58% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Palai city.

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Palai Population Facts

Number of Households7686
Population34814
Male Population17555 (50.43%)
Female Population17259 (49.57%)
Children Population4474
Sex-ratio983
Literacy83.19%
Male Literacy84.66%
Female Literacy81.7%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.58%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %1.22%

Map of Palai, Kottayam, Kerala