District of Kerala

Kollam: 26.4 lakh people, one story

People
26,35,375
Area
2,483 km²
Literacy
94.09%
Sex ratio
1,113
Top 3 in KeralaChild sex ratio (0–6): 973 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaSex ratio: 1,113 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number26.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,061 to every km².See the numbers →

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KollamKerala

The history, places and schemes of Kollam are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kollam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population26.4 lakh#7/14 in Kerala
Area2,483 km²#8/14 in Kerala
Population density1,061 per km²#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,113 females per 1000 males#3/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)973 girls per 1000 boys#2/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate94.09%#8/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy92.31%#8/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population45.0%#7/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

94.1% can read. 1,113 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
96.196.1
Female literacy
92.392.1
Scheduled Castes
12.59.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.41.5
Living in towns
45.047.7

Gender literacy gap: 3.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 64.4%
  • Muslim 19.3%
  • Christian 16.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    16 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.1 lakh workers, 34.6% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 6.2%
    • Farm labourers 10.1%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 81.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.264.9
      Latrine at home
      67.765.5
      Tap water
      19.420.2
      LPG / PNG
      28.424.6
      Phone
      61.661.7
      Television
      56.852.8
      Bicycle
      17.114.1
      Two-wheeler
      15.616.6

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.