Palakkad District Population, Kerala - Census India 2011

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 637,220 households, population of 2,809,934 of which 1,359,478 are males and 1,450,456 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 302,297 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 4,482 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,809,934100%
Hindu1,875,98066.76%
Muslim812,93628.93%
Christian114,3974.07%
Religion not stated5,6850.2%
Other religions and persuasions4000.01%
Buddhist2380.01%
Sikh2200.01%
Jain780%

Palakkad Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)4004,082
Number of households154,935482,285
Total Population676,8102,133,124
Population (%)48.46%51.65%
Male Population328,0121,031,466
Female Population348,7981,101,658
Sex Ratio10631068
Literacy (%)82.83%78.71%

List of Taluks in Palakkad

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Palakkad district, Kerala
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Ottappalam930,69284611001102
Palakkad612,1167138581048
Alathur444,9955717791058
Chittur437,7381,1363851033
Mannarkad384,3931,2093181063

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Palakkad Population Facts

Number of Households637,220
Population2,809,934
Male Population1,359,478 (48.38%)
Female Population1,450,456 (51.62%)
Children Population302,297
Area4,482 km2
Population density/km2627
Sex-ratio1067
Literacy79.7%
Male Literacy82.58%
Female Literacy77%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.74%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.37%

Map of Palakkad, Kerala