District of Kerala

Kozhikode: 30.9 lakh people, one story

People
30,86,293
Area
2,345 km²
Literacy
95.08%
Sex ratio
1,098
Lowest in KeralaWorkers in farming: 9.6 % of workers. Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaPopulation density: 1,316 per km². Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaUrban population: 67.2%. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number30.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,316 to every km².See the numbers →

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KozhikodeKerala

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

Kozhikode in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.9 lakh#5/14 in Kerala
Area2,345 km²#9/14 in Kerala
Population density1,316 per km²#3/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,098 females per 1000 males#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#4/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate95.08%#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy92.99%#7/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population67.2%#3/14 in Kerala▲ state 47.7

People & society

95.1% can read. 1,098 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
97.496.1
Female literacy
93.092.1
Scheduled Castes
6.59.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.51.5
Living in towns
67.247.7

Gender literacy gap: 4.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 56.2%
  • Muslim 39.2%
  • Christian 4.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    10 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.5 lakh workers, 30.7% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 2.8%
    • Farm labourers 6.8%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 89.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 65% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.864.9
      Latrine at home
      67.565.5
      Tap water
      14.520.2
      LPG / PNG
      14.724.6
      Phone
      63.861.7
      Television
      49.652.8
      Bicycle
      9.514.1
      Two-wheeler
      15.116.6

      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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