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 793999 households, population of 4112920 of which 1960328 are males and 2152592 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 574041 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 3554 sq.km with population density of 1157 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
Total4112920100%
Muslim288884970.24%
Hindu113525927.6%
Christian815561.98%
Religion not stated62250.15%
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)899.592654.41
Number of households345962448037
Total Population18172112295709
Population (%)47.6%52.29%
Male Population8650201095308
Female Population9521911200401
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
Tirur928672447.6820741129
Ernad910978703.8512941052
Tirurangadi713017322.0422141090
Perinthalmanna606396505.9111991104
Nilambur5740591343.294271096
Ponnani379798200.3518961147

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Malappuram Population Facts

Number of Households793999
Population4112920
Male Population1960328 (47.66%)
Female Population2152592 (52.34%)
Children Population574041
Area3554 km2
Population density/km21157
Sex-ratio1098
Literacy80.51%
Male Literacy81.49%
Female Literacy79.62%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.56%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %7.5%

Map of Malappuram, Kerala