List of cities and towns in Kerala

This is a list of cities and towns in the state of Kerala, India with their population.[1][2]

History

The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi. In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in Indian subcontinent, which got dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in 18th century.[3] However, the first modern kind of municipalities were formed in the state in 1866 in Malabar District. In 1866, Fort Kochi municipality was reestablished. Kannur, Thalassery, Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Fort Kochi, which were parts of Malabar District until 1956, were made the first modern municipalities of Kerala on 1 November 1866, according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850)[4][5][6][7] of the British Indian Empire. The Thiruvananthapuram Municipality came into existence in 1920. After two decades, during the reign of Sree Chithira Thirunal, Thiruvananthapuram Municipality was converted into Corporation on 30 October 1940, making it the oldest Municipal Corporation of Kerala.[8] The first Municipal Corporation formed after the independence of India as well as the second-oldest Municipal Corporation of the state is Kozhikode Municipal Corporation established in the year 1962.[9]

List

Population and area are pertaining to the boundaries defined under the respective municipal corporations/municipalities, not necessarily the actual urban area.[10][11]

Rank	City/Town	Population (2011)	Area(km²)	Density (/km²⁾	District
Municipal Corporations
1	Thiruvananthapuram	968,990	218.86	4,427	Thiruvananthapuram
2	Kozhikode	609,224	118.58	5,138	Kozhikode
3	Kochi	602,046	94.88	6,345	Ernakulam
4	Kollam	388,288	72.19	5,379	Kollam
5	Thrissur	315,957	101.42	3,115	Thrissur
6	Kannur	232,486	78.35	2,967	Kannur
Municipalities
7	Alappuzha	174,164	46.20	3,770	Alappuzha
8	Kottayam	136,812	77.8	1,758	Kottayam
9	Palakkad	131,019	26.60	4,926	Palakkad
10	Manjeri	97,102	53.10	1,829	Malappuram
11	Thalassery	92,558	23.96	3,863	Kannur
12	Ponnani	90,491	24.82	3,646	Malappuram
13	Vatakara	75,295	21.32	3,532	Kozhikode
14	Kanhangad	73,536	39.54	1,860	Kasaragod
15	Payyanur	72,111	54.63	1,320	Kannur
16	Koyilandy	71,873	29.05	2,474	Kozhikode
17	Parappanangadi	71,239	22.25	3,202	Malappuram
18	Kalamassery	71,038	27.00	2,631	Ernakulam
19	Neyyattinkara	70,840	28.78	2,461	Thiruvananthapuram
20	Tanur	69,534	19.49	3,568	Malappuram
21	Thrippunithura	69,390	18.69	3,713	Ernakulam
22	Kayamkulam	68,634	21.79	3,150	Alappuzha
23	Malappuram	68,127	53.20	1,906	Malappuram
24	Thrikkakkara	65,984	28.10	2,348	Ernakulam
25	Wadakkancherry	61,341	51.56	1,190	Thrissur
26	Nedumangad	60,161	32.53	1,849	Thiruvananthapuram
27	Kondotty	59,256	30.93	1,916	Malappuram
28	Tirurangadi	56,632	17.73	3,194	Malappuram
29	Tirur	56,058	16.55	3,387	Malappuram
30	Panoor	55,216	28.53	1,935	Kannur
31	Nileshwaram	54,757	26.23	2,100	Kasaragod
32	Kasaragod	54,172	16.69	3,246	Kasaragod
33	Feroke	54,074	15.54	3,480	Kozhikode
34	Kunnamkulam	54,071	34.18	1,582	Thrissur
35	Ottappalam	53,792	32.68	1,646	Palakkad
36	Tiruvalla	52,883	27.15	1,948	Pathanamthitta
37	Thodupuzha	52,025	35.43	1,468	Idukki
38	Perinthalmanna	49,723	34.41	1,445	Malappuram
39	Chalakudy	49,525	25.23	1,963	Thrissur
40	Payyoli	49,470	22.34	2,214	Kozhikode
41	Koduvally	48,687	23.85	2,041	Kozhikode
42	Mananthavady	47,974	80.10	599	Wayanad
43	Changanassery	47,685	13.50	3,532	Kottayam
44	Mattanur	47,078	54.32	867	Kannur
45	Punalur	46,659	34.45	1,354	Kollam
46	Nilambur	46,366	30.79	1,506	Malappuram
47	Cherthala	45,827	16.19	2,831	Alappuzha
48	Sultan Bathery	45,417	102.24	444	Wayanad
49	Maradu	44,704	12.35	3,620	Ernakulam
50	Kottakkal	44,382	20.45	2,170	Malappuram
51	Taliparamba	44,247	18.96	2,334	Kannur
52	Shornur	43,528	32.34	1,346	Palakkad
53	Pandalam	42,793	28.42	1,506	Pathanamthitta
54	Kattappana	42,646	52.77	808	Idukki
55	Mukkam	40,670	31.20	1,304	Kozhikode
56	Iritty	40,369	46.06	876	Kannur
57	Valanchery	40,318	21.90	1,841	Malappuram
58	Varkala	40,048	15.42	2,597	Thiruvananthapuram
59	Cherpulassery	39,919	32.00	1,248	Palakkad
60	Chavakkad	39,095	12.41	3,150	Thrissur
61	Kothamangalam	38,837	40.04	970	Ernakulam
62	Pathanamthitta	37,545	23.50	1,598	Pathanamthitta
63	Attingal	37,382	16.87	2,216	Thiruvananthapuram
64	Paravur	37,245	16.19	2,300	Kollam
65	Ramanattukara	35,937	11.70	3,072	Kozhikode
66	Mannarkkad	34,839	33.01	1,055	Palakkad
67	Erattupetta	34,814	18.29	1,903	Kottayam
68	Kodungallur	33,935	17.3	1962	Thrissur
69	Sreekandapuram	33,489	69	485	Kannur
70	Angamaly	33,391	28.24	1,182	Ernakulam
71	Chittur-Thathamangalam	32,298	14.71	2,196	Palakkad
72	Kalpetta	31,580	40.74	775	Wayanad
73	North Paravur	31,493	9.02	3,492	Ernakulam
74	Haripad	30,977	19.24	1,610	Alappuzha
75	Muvattupuzha	30,397	13.18	2,306	Ernakulam
76	Kottarakara	29,788	17.39	1,713	Kollam
77	Kuthuparamba	29,619	16.76	1,767	Kannur
78	Adoor	29,165	20.42	1,428	Pathanamthitta
79	Piravom	29,105	29.36	991	Ernakulam
80	Irinjalakuda	28,741	11.24	2,557	Thrissur
81	Pattambi	28,632	15.84	1,808	Palakkad
82	Anthoor	28,218	24.12	1,170	Kannur
83	Perumbavoor	28,105	13.61	2,065	Ernakulam
84	Ettumanoor	26,933	24.78	1,087	Kottayam
85	Mavelikkara	26,421	12.65	2,089	Alappuzha
86	Karunagappalli	25,336	8.43	3,005	Kollam
87	Eloor	25,297	11.21	2,257	Ernakulam
88	Chengannur	23,466	14.60	1,607	Alappuzha
89	Vaikom	23,245	8.73	2,663	Kottayam
90	Aluva	22,428	7.14	3,141	Ernakulam
91	Pala	22,056	16.70	1,321	Kottayam
92	Guruvayur	20,510	11.42	1,796	Thrissur
93	Koothattukulam	17,523	23.18	744	Ernakulam

References

"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Population of the urban local bodies in Kerala (2011). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
"2011 census_PART_B_MALAPPURAM" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
M K Sunil Kumar (26 September 2017). "50 years on, Kochi still has a long way to go". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
"CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CENTRAL ACTS (Updated up to 17-10-2014)". Lawmin.nic.in. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
Lewis McIver, G. Stokes (1883). Imperial Census of 1881 Operations and Results in the Presidency of Madras ((Vol II) ed.). Madras: E.Keys at the Government Press. p. 444. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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[Census2011cities-1] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Population of the urban local bodies in Kerala (2011). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[2] "2011 census_PART_B_MALAPPURAM" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.

[3] M K Sunil Kumar (26 September 2017). "50 years on, Kochi still has a long way to go". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[Ref1-4] "CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CENTRAL ACTS (Updated up to 17-10-2014)". Lawmin.nic.in. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[5] Lewis McIver, G. Stokes (1883). Imperial Census of 1881 Operations and Results in the Presidency of Madras ((Vol II) ed.). Madras: E.Keys at the Government Press. p. 444. Retrieved 5 December 2020.

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[7] HENRY FROWDE, M.A., Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908–1909). Imperial Gazetteer of India (New ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Year of becoming a corporation

[9] Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency redrawn Delimitation impact, The Hindu 5 February 2008

[10] ttps://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/Kerla.html

[11] "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".

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