District of Kerala

Malappuram: 41.1 lakh people, one story

People
41,12,920
Area
3,554 km²
Literacy
93.57%
Sex ratio
1,098
#1 in KeralaPopulation: 41,12,920. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaArea: 3,554 km². Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number41.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,157 to every km².See the numbers →

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MalappuramKerala

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

Malappuram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population41.1 lakh#1/14 in Kerala
Area3,554 km²#3/14 in Kerala
Population density1,157 per km²#4/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,098 females per 1000 males#7/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)965 girls per 1000 boys#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate93.57%#9/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy91.62%#9/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population44.2%#8/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

93.6% can read. 1,098 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
95.896.1
Female literacy
91.692.1
Scheduled Castes
7.59.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.61.5
Living in towns
44.247.7

Gender literacy gap: 4.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 27.6%
  • Muslim 70.2%
  • Christian 2.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    16 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.6 lakh workers, 25.8% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 5.4%
    • Farm labourers 11.1%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 81.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.164.9
      Latrine at home
      65.265.5
      Tap water
      9.920.2
      LPG / PNG
      12.124.6
      Phone
      62.361.7
      Television
      41.952.8
      Bicycle
      8.414.1
      Two-wheeler
      11.916.6

      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.