List of Districts in Kerala - Alphabetical Listing

Alphabetical Listing

Code District Headquarters Established Subdivisions Population Template:As at Area (as at 2001) Population Density (as at 2011)
AL Alappuzha Alappuzha 7 Aug 1957
  • 6 Taluks
  • Ambalapuzha
  • Chengannur
  • Cherthala
  • Karthikappally
  • Kuttanad
  • Mavelikkara
 2,121,943 1,414 km2 (546 sq mi) 1,489 /km2 (3,860 /sq mi)
ER Ernakulam Kakkanad 1 Apr 1958
  • 7 Taluks
  • Aluva
  • Kanayannur
  • Kochi
  • Kothamangalam
  • Kunnathunad
  • Muvattupuzha
  • Paravur
 3,279,860 2,951 km2 (1,139 sq mi) 1,050 /km2 (2,700 /sq mi)
ID Idukki Painavu 26 Jan 1972
  • 4 Taluks
  • Devikulam
  • Peerumade
  • Thodupuzha
  • Udumbanchola
 1,107,453 4,479 km2 (1,729 sq mi) 252 /km2 (650 /sq mi)
KN Kannur Kannur 1 Jan 1957
  • 3 Taluks
  • Kannur
  • Thalassery
  • Thalipparamba
 2,525,637 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi) 813 /km2 (2,110 /sq mi)
KS Kasaragod Kasaragod 24 May 1984
  • 2 Taluks
  • Kasaragod
  • Hosdurg
 1,302,600 1,992 km2 (769 sq mi) 604 /km2 (1,560 /sq mi)
KL Kollam Kollam 1 Nov 1956
( )
  • 5 Taluks
  • Karunagappally
  • Kollam
  • Kottarakkara
  • Kunnathur
  • Pathanapuram
 2,629,703 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) 1,034 /km2 (2,680 /sq mi)
KT Kottayam Kottayam 1 Nov 1956
( )
  • 5 Taluks
  • Changanasserry
  • Kanjirappally
  • Kottayam
  • Meenachil
  • Vaikom
 1,979,384 2,203 km2 (851 sq mi) 886 /km2 (2,290 /sq mi)
KZ Kozhikode Kozhikode 1 Jan 1957
  • 3 Taluks
  • Koyilandy
  • Kozhikode
  • Vadakara
 3,089,543 2,345 km2 (905 sq mi) 1,228 /km2 (3,180 /sq mi)
MA Malappuram Malappuram 16 Jun 1969
  • 6 Taluks
  • Eranad
  • Nilambur
  • Perinthalmanna
  • Ponnani
  • Tirur
  • Tirurangadi
 4,110,956 3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi) 1,022 /km2 (2,650 /sq mi)
PL Palakkad Palakkad 1 Jan 1957
  • 5 Taluks
  • Alathur
  • Chittur
  • Mannarkkad
  • Ottappalam
  • Palakkad
 2,810,892 4,480 km2 (1,730 sq mi) 584 /km2 (1,510 /sq mi)
PT Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta 1 Nov 1982
  • 5 Taluks
  • Adoor
  • Kozhencherry
  • Mallappally
  • Ranni
  • Thiruvalla
 1,195,537 2,462 km2 (951 sq mi) 500 /km2 (1,300 /sq mi)
TV Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram 1 Nov 1956
  • 4 Taluks
  • Chirayinkeezhu
  • Nedumangad
  • Neyyattinkara
  • Thiruvananthapuram
 3,307,284 2,192 km2 (846 sq mi) 1,476 /km2 (3,820 /sq mi)
TS Thrissur Thrissur 1 Nov 1956
(1 Jul 1949)
  • 5 Taluks
  • Chavakkad
  • Kodungallur
  • Mukundapuram
  • Thalapilly
  • Thrissur
 3,110,327 3,032 km2 (1,171 sq mi) 981 /km2 (2,540 /sq mi)
WA Wayanad Kalpetta 1 Nov 1980
  • 3 Taluks
  • Mananthavady
  • Sultan Battery
  • Vythiri
 816,558 2,131 km2 (823 sq mi) 369 /km2 (960 /sq mi)
Total — — — — 33,387,677 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) 819.32 /km2 (2,122.0 /sq mi)

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List of Major cities in Kerala
Rank (in India) City District Population


Thiruvananthapuram

Kochi


Kozhikode



Kollam


Thrissur
1 (59) Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram 796,084
2 (72) Kochi Ernakulam 632,997
3 (101) Kozhikode Kozhikode 550,921
4 (124) Kollam Kollam 367,477
5 (134) Thrissur Thrissur 315,596
6 Alappuzha Alappuzha 241,072
7 Palakkad Palakkad 131,019
8 Kanhangad Kasaragod 125,884
9 Malappuram Malappuram 101,330
Source: 2011 Census of India
List of cities in Kerala based on the population (not based on urban agglomeration population).


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