District of Kerala

Palakkad: 28.1 lakh people, one story

People
28,09,934
Area
4,482 km²
Literacy
89.31%
Sex ratio
1,067
#1 in KeralaScheduled Castes: 14.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KeralaArea: 4,482 km². Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaWorkers in farming: 30.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaLiteracy rate: 89.31%. Rank 13 of 14.See the numbers →

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PalakkadKerala

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

Palakkad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.1 lakh#6/14 in Kerala
Area4,482 km²#1/14 in Kerala
Population density627 per km²#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,067 females per 1000 males#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#5/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate89.31%#13/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy85.79%#13/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population24.1%#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

89.3% can read. 1,067 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.196.1
Female literacy
85.892.1
Scheduled Castes
14.49.1
Scheduled Tribes
1.71.5
Living in towns
24.147.7

Gender literacy gap: 7.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 66.8%
  • Muslim 28.9%
  • Christian 4.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    30 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.4 lakh workers, 37.1% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 6.5%
    • Farm labourers 24.0%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 67.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.764.9
      Latrine at home
      63.165.5
      Tap water
      30.120.2
      LPG / PNG
      19.924.6
      Phone
      59.661.7
      Television
      50.052.8
      Bicycle
      11.414.1
      Two-wheeler
      16.316.6

      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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