Malappuram District Population, Kerala - Census India 2011

Malappuram is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 6 Taluks, 83 villages and 45 towns in Malappuram district.

As per the Census India 2011, Malappuram district has 793,999 households, population of 4,112,920 of which 1,960,328 are males and 2,152,592 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 574,041 which is 13.96% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Malappuram district is around 1098 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Malappuram district is 80.51% out of which 81.49% males are literate and 79.62% females are literate. The total area of Malappuram is 3,554 sq.km with population density of 1,157 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 55.82% of population lives in Urban area and 44.18% lives in Rural area. There are 7.5% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.56% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Malappuram district.

Malappuram Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4,112,920100%
Muslim2,888,84970.24%
Hindu1,135,25927.6%
Christian81,5561.98%
Religion not stated6,2250.15%
Other religions and persuasions5790.01%
Sikh2050%
Buddhist1790%
Jain680%

Malappuram Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)9002,654
Number of households345,962448,037
Total Population1,817,2112,295,709
Population (%)47.6%52.29%
Male Population865,0201,095,308
Female Population952,1911,200,401
Sex Ratio11011096
Literacy (%)81.05%80.08%

List of Taluks in Malappuram

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Malappuram district, Kerala
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Tirur928,67244820741129
Ernad910,97870412941052
Tirurangadi713,01732222141090
Perinthalmanna606,39650611991104
Nilambur574,0591,3434271096
Ponnani379,79820018961147

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Malappuram Population Facts

Number of Households793,999
Population4,112,920
Male Population1,960,328 (47.66%)
Female Population2,152,592 (52.34%)
Children Population574,041
Area3,554 km2
Population density/km21,157
Sex-ratio1098
Literacy80.51%
Male Literacy81.49%
Female Literacy79.62%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.56%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %7.5%

Map of Malappuram, Kerala