District of Kerala

Kottayam: 19.7 lakh people, one story

People
19,74,551
Area
2,206 km²
Literacy
97.21%
Sex ratio
1,039
#1 in KeralaLiteracy rate: 97.21%. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KeralaFemale literacy: 96.48%. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaHomes with electricity (2011): 68.4 % of households. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number19.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 895 to every km².See the numbers →

Your mind map

Tap a branch. Tick each fact once it sticks; the rings fill as you learn.

KottayamKerala

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

Kottayam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.7 lakh#10/14 in Kerala
Area2,206 km²#10/14 in Kerala
Population density895 per km²#8/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,039 females per 1000 males#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#8/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate97.21%#1/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy96.48%#1/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population28.6%#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

97.2% can read. 1,039 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
98.096.1
Female literacy
96.592.1
Scheduled Castes
7.89.1
Scheduled Tribes
1.11.5
Living in towns
28.647.7

Gender literacy gap: 1.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 49.8%
  • Muslim 6.4%
  • Christian 43.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    15 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.4 lakh workers, 37.3% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 6.8%
    • Farm labourers 8.6%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 82.1%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.464.9
      Latrine at home
      68.465.5
      Tap water
      16.220.2
      LPG / PNG
      27.624.6
      Phone
      66.561.7
      Television
      60.052.8
      Bicycle
      11.214.1
      Two-wheeler
      18.016.6

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

        Memory cards

        Say the answer out loud before you flip.

        0/3 known

        Keep exploring

        🗺 All 14 districts of Kerala⚖ Compare with another district

        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.