Palakkad is a Taluk located in Palakkad district of Kerala. It is one of 5 Taluks of Palakkad district. There are 20 villages and 7 towns in Palakkad Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Palakkad Taluk has 144585 households, population of 612116 of which 298861 are males and 313255 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 58446 which is 9.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Palakkad Taluk is around
1048 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Palakkad Taluk is 80.98% out of which 84.36% males are literate and 77.75% females are literate. The total area of Palakkad is 713.13 sq.km with population density of 858 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 52.05% of population lives in Urban area and 47.95% lives in Rural area. There are 13.94% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.63% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Palakkad Taluk.
Palakkad Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 612116 | 100% |
Hindu | 473804 | 77.4% |
Muslim | 112289 | 18.34% |
Christian | 25011 | 4.09% |
Religion not stated | 826 | 0.13% |
Other religions and persuasions | 107 | 0.02% |
Sikh | 46 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 23 | 0% |
Jain | 10 | 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 |
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Number of households | 69637 | 74948 |
Total Population | 293533 | 318583 |
Population (%) | 48.95% | 51.29% |
Male Population | 143676 | 155185 |
Female Population | 149857 | 163398 |
Sex Ratio | 1043 | 1053 |
Literacy (%) | 83.23% | 78.9% |
List of Cities in Palakkad
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List of Villages in Palakkad
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