Kozhikode is a Taluk located in Kozhikode district of Kerala. It is one of 3 Taluks of Kozhikode district. There are 20 villages and 21 towns in Kozhikode Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Kozhikode Taluk has 372274 households, population of 1670860 of which 805531 are males and 865329 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 184017 which is 11.01% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kozhikode Taluk is around
1074 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kozhikode Taluk is 85.4% out of which 86.31% males are literate and 84.55% females are literate. The total area of Kozhikode is 1032.08 sq.km with population density of 1619 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 26.03% of population lives in Urban area and 73.97% lives in Rural area. There are 6.92% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.5% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kozhikode Taluk.
Kozhikode Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 1670860 | 100% |
Hindu | 848212 | 50.76% |
Muslim | 721294 | 43.17% |
Christian | 96843 | 5.8% |
Religion not stated | 3281 | 0.2% |
Jain | 526 | 0.03% |
Other religions and persuasions | 395 | 0.02% |
Sikh | 171 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 138 | 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 |
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Number of households | 272454 | 99820 |
Total Population | 1235909 | 434951 |
Population (%) | 48.17% | 51.68% |
Male Population | 595361 | 210170 |
Female Population | 640548 | 224781 |
Sex Ratio | 1076 | 1070 |
Literacy (%) | 85.97% | 83.76% |
List of Cities in Kozhikode
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List of Villages in Kozhikode
Check out complete list of all villages of Kozhikode in Kozhikode district, Kerala
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