Kozhikode is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 3 Taluks, 51 villages and 52 towns in Kozhikode district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kozhikode district has 697,710 households, population of 3,086,293 of which 1,470,942 are males and 1,615,351 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 335,645 which is 10.88% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kozhikode district is around
1098 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kozhikode district is 84.74% out of which 86.13% males are literate and 83.48% females are literate. The total area of Kozhikode is 2,345 sq.km with population density of 1,316 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 32.85% of population lives in Urban area and 67.15% lives in Rural area. There are 6.45% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.49% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kozhikode district.
Kozhikode Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,086,293 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,734,958 | 56.21% |
| Muslim | 1,211,131 | 39.24% |
| Christian | 131,516 | 4.26% |
| Religion not stated | 6,967 | 0.23% |
| Jain | 601 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 588 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 297 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 235 | 0.01% |
Kozhikode 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) | 944 | 1,401 |
| Number of households | 462,007 | 235,703 |
| Total Population | 2,072,572 | 1,013,721 |
| Population (%) | 47.58% | 52.18% |
| Male Population | 986,158 | 484,784 |
| Female Population | 1,086,414 | 528,937 |
| Sex Ratio | 1102 | 1091 |
| Literacy (%) | 85.21% | 83.79% |
List of Taluks in Kozhikode
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kozhikode district, Kerala
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kozhikode | 1,670,860 | 1,032 | 1619 | 1074 |
| Quilandy | 728,168 | 731 | 996 | 1121 |
| Vadakara | 687,265 | 576 | 1194 | 1134 |
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