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{{about|the [[urban agglomeration]]|the city|Kozhikode}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Greater Kozhikode Metropolitan Area
| other_name = Kozhikode urban agglomeration
| nickname = City of Spices
Port City of Kerala
| settlement_type = [[Urban Agglomeration]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = From top clockwise: Aerial view of in [[Calicut]] city, [[Kozhikode Medical College]], [[IIM Kozhikode]], [[EMS Stadium]], ULCCS [[Cyber park]] Calicut, Hilite City and [[Hilite Mall]], [[Beypore port]], [[Kozhikode Railway Station]], [[Calicut International Airport]]
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kozhikode district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Corporation of Kozhikode
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 909.79

| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2,028,399
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Pop_city">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf|title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2011-11-19}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0495 and 0496
| registration_plate = KL-11, KL-18, KL-56, KL-57, KL-76,
KL-77, KL-85
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kozhikode]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1102
| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank3_info_sec1 = 95.42
| blank4_name_sec1 = Kozhikode Lok Sabha Constituency
Vatakara Lok Sabha Constituency (major portion)
Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency (minor portion)
| blank4_info_sec1 =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kozhikode metropolitan area''' or '''[[Calicut]] urban agglomeration''' or '''Kozhikode urban agglomeration''' is the 19th largest [[urban agglomeration]] in [[India]] and 2nd largest in [[Kerala]] after the [[Kochi Metropolitan Area]] according to the 2011 Census of India. The Urban Agglomeration spans across 909.79 square kilometres of area encompassing a population of 2,028,399 (2.028 million).

The area constituted on the basis of census data 2011, consists of Corporation of Kozhikode and the municipalities of [[Vatakara]], [[Koyilandy]], [[Ramanattukara]], [[Feroke]], [[Payyoli]], [[Koduvally]], [[Mukkam]] .

== Constituents of the urban agglomeration ==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! No.
! Location
! Type
! Population

|-
| 1
| [[Kozhikode]]
| City corporation
| 609224
|-
| 2
| [[Atholi, Kerala|Atholi]]
| Census town
| 28,213
|-
| 3
| [[Ayancheri]]
| Census town
| 26,293
|-
| 4
| [[Azhiyur]]
| Census town
| 30,023
|-
| 5
| [[Balusseri]]
| Census town
| 27,363
|-
| 6
| [[Chekkiad]]
| Census town
| 24,246
|-
| 7
| [[Chemancheri]]
| Census town
| 34,819
|-
| 8
| [[Chorode]]
| Census town
| 38,245
|-
| 9
| [[Edacheri]]
| Census town
| 26,819
|-
| 10
| [[Eramala]]
| Census town
| 34,658
|-
| 11
| [[Feroke]]
| Municipality
| 54,074
|-
| 12
| [[Iringal]]
| Census town
| 25,894
|-
| 13
| [[Kadalundi]]
| Out growth
| 42,516
|-
| 14
| [[Kakkodi]]
| Census town
| 42,866
|-
| 15
| [[Karuvanthuruthy]]
| Census town
| 21,952
|-
| 16
| [[Keezhariyur]]
| Census town
| 15,116
|-
| 17
| [[Koduvally]]
| Municipality
| 50,787
|-
| 18
| [[Kottappally]]
| Census town
| 21,169
|-
| 19
| [[Kozhukkallur]]
| Census town
| 14,007
|-
| 20
| [[Kunnamangalam]]
| Census town
| 53,396
|-
| 21
| [[Kunnummal]]
| Census town
| 18,031
|-
|-
| 22
| [[Kuruvattur]]
| Census town
| 34,241
|-
| 23
| [[Kuttikkattoor]]
| Census town
| 25,929
|-
| 24
| [[Maniyur]]
| Census town
| 21,820
|-
| 25
| [[Mavoor]]
| Census town
| 29,781
|-
| 26
| [[Meppayyur]]
| Census town
| 13,922
|-
| 27
| [[Nadapuram]]
| Census town
| 40,230
|-
| 28
| [[Naduvannur]]
| Census town
| 25,979
|-
| 29
| [[Nanmanda]]
| Census town
| 27,316
|-
| 30
| [[Olavanna]]
| Census town
| 43,895
|-
| 31
| [[Palayad]]
| Census town
| 18,141
|-
| 32
| [[Panangad, Kozhikode|Panangad]]
| Census town
| 14,347
|-
| 33
| [[Pantheeramkavu]]
| Census town
| 24,537
|-
| 34
| [[Perumanna]]
| Census town
| 35,460
|-
| 35
| [[Peruvayal]]
| Census town
| 27,598
|-
| 36
| [[Poolacode]]
| Census town
| 29,872
|-
| 37
| [[Payyoli]]
| Municipality
|
|-
| 38
| [[Koyilandy]]
| Municipality
| 71,873
|-
| 39
| [[Ramanattukara]]
| Municipality
| 35,937
|-
| 40
| [[Thalakkulathur]]
| Census town
| 29,388
|-
| 41
| [[Thazhecode]]
| Census town
| 25,116
|-
| 42
| [[Thikkody]]
| Census town
| 27,051
|-
| 43
| [[Thuneri]]
| Census town
| 23,421
|-
| 44
| [[Thurayur]]
| Census town
| 14,176
|-
| 45
| [[Ulliyeri]]
| Census town
| 32,509
|-
| 46
| [[Vatakara]]
| Municipality
| 75,295
|-
| 47
| [[Valayam]]
| Census town
| 14,328
|-
| 48
| [[Villiappally]]
| Census town
| 34,502
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Kerala}}

[[Category:Geography of Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Metropolitan areas of Kerala]]

Kozhikode metropolitan area - Revision history

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