Ponnani Taluk Population - Malappuram, Kerala

Ponnani is a Taluk located in Malappuram district of Kerala. It is one of 6 Taluks of Malappuram district. There are 5 villages and 5 towns in Ponnani Taluk.

As per the Census India 2011, Ponnani Taluk has 74,660 households, population of 379,798 of which 176,887 are males and 202,911 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 49,397 which is 13.01% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Ponnani Taluk is around 1147 compared to 1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Ponnani Taluk is 80.48% out of which 81.5% males are literate and 79.58% females are literate. The total area of Ponnani is 200 sq.km with population density of 1,896 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 42.64% of population lives in Urban area and 57.36% lives in Rural area. There are 8.35% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.21% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ponnani Taluk.

Ponnani Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total379,798100%
Muslim227,32559.85%
Hindu149,80639.44%
Christian1,5560.41%
Religion not stated1,0230.27%
Other religions and persuasions510.01%
Sikh250.01%
Buddhist80%
Jain40%

Ponnani Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households41,97432,686
Total Population217,842161,956
Population (%)46.69%53.59%
Male Population101,71975,168
Female Population116,12386,788
Sex Ratio11421155
Literacy (%)80.3%80.71%

List of Cities in Ponnani

Check out complete list of all town cities of Ponnani in Ponnani district, Kerala
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Ponnani (M)90,49178.14%1123
Marancheri (CT)35,01181.78%1183
Alamcode (CT)33,91881.71%1147
Edappal (CT)32,55083.24%1154
Kalady (CT)25,87280.3%1131

List of Villages in Ponnani

Check out complete list of all villages of Ponnani in Ponnani district, Kerala
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Vattamkulam36,14782.47%1098
Tavanur34,50080.47%1118
Veliyankode32,55479.33%1162
Perumpadappa29,76680.15%1196
Nannamukku28,98980.93%1223

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Ponnani Population Facts

Number of Households74,660
Population379,798
Male Population176,887 (46.57%)
Female Population202,911 (53.43%)
Children Population49,397
Area200 km2
Population density/km21,896
Sex-ratio1147
Literacy80.48%
Male Literacy81.5%
Female Literacy79.58%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.21%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.35%

Map of Ponnani, Malappuram, Kerala

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