Palakkad Taluk Population - Palakkad, Kerala

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total612116100%
Hindu47380477.4%
Muslim11228918.34%
Christian250114.09%
Religion not stated8260.13%
Other religions and persuasions1070.02%
Sikh460.01%
Buddhist230%
Jain100%

Palakkad Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households6963774948
Total Population293533318583
Population (%)48.95%51.29%
Male Population143676155185
Female Population149857163398
Sex Ratio10431053
Literacy (%)83.23%78.9%

List of Cities in Palakkad

Check out complete list of all town cities of Palakkad in Palakkad district, Kerala
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Palakkad (M)13095585.17%1052
Pirayiri (CT)4135980.53%1041
Puthuppariyaram (CT)3089583.87%1060
Hemambikanagar (CT)2859284.42%1063
Marutharode (CT)2496381.45%1029
Pudussery West (CT)2014080.27%1025
Pudussery Central (CT)1662977.64%964

List of Villages in Palakkad

Check out complete list of all villages of Palakkad in Palakkad district, Kerala
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Kodumba2113079.83%1039
Elappully-II2085772.83%1028
Mundur-I2033480%1079
Mannur1980580.17%1105
Peruvemba1931278.26%1039
Mankara1878180.66%1070
Elappully-I1817575.97%1041
Parli-I1736979.73%1046
Parli-II1708280.54%1053
Polpully1650077.23%1055
Kannadi-I1542280.05%1045
Kongad-II1535281.76%1052
Keralassery1502283.11%1109
Kongad-I1480882.01%1072
Pudussery East1441673.93%1018
Malampuzha-II1226475.01%1022
Malampuzha-I1187978.61%1034
Kannadi-II1122879.12%1038
Mundur-II1031481.25%1042
Puthuppariyaram-I853379.23%1055

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Palakkad Population Facts

Number of Households144585
Population612116
Male Population298861 (48.82%)
Female Population313255 (51.18%)
Children Population58446
Area713.13 km2
Population density/km2858
Sex-ratio1048
Literacy80.98%
Male Literacy84.36%
Female Literacy77.75%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.63%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.94%

Map of Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala

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