Palakkad is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 5 Taluks, 131 villages and 21 towns in Palakkad district.
As per the Census India 2011, Palakkad district has 637220 households, population of 2809934 of which 1359478 are males and 1450456 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 302297 which is 10.76% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Palakkad district is around
1067 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Palakkad district is 79.7% out of which 82.58% males are literate and 77% females are literate. The total area of Palakkad is 4482 sq.km with population density of 627 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 75.91% of population lives in Urban area and 24.09% lives in Rural area. There are 14.37% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.74% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Palakkad district.
Palakkad Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2809934 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1875980 | 66.76% |
| Muslim | 812936 | 28.93% |
| Christian | 114397 | 4.07% |
| Religion not stated | 5685 | 0.2% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 400 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 238 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 220 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 78 | 0% |
Palakkad 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) | 399.69 | 4082.31 |
| Number of households | 154935 | 482285 |
| Total Population | 676810 | 2133124 |
| Population (%) | 48.46% | 51.65% |
| Male Population | 328012 | 1031466 |
| Female Population | 348798 | 1101658 |
| Sex Ratio | 1063 | 1068 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.83% | 78.71% |
List of Taluks in Palakkad
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