List of cities and towns in Kerala

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Template:Lists of cities 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 the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 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 a 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 1962.[9]

List

Population and area refer to the boundaries defined under the respective municipal corporations/municipalities/census towns, not necessarily the actual urban area.[10][11]
Rank City/town Population (2025) Area(km2) Density (/km2) District
Municipal Corporations
1 Thiruvananthapuram 957,730 214.86 4,427 Thiruvananthapuram
2 Kochi 677,381 96.88 6,345 Ernakulam
3 Kozhikode 609,224 118.58 5,138 Kozhikode
4 Kollam 397,419 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 55.4 2,469 Kottayam
9 Palakkad 131,019 26.60 4,926 Palakkad
10 Manjeri 97,102 53.06 1,830 Malappuram
11 Thalassery 92,558 23.96 3,863 Kannur
12 Thrippunithura 92,522 29.17 3,172 Ernakulam
13 Ponnani 90,491 24.82 3,646 Malappuram
14 Vatakara 75,295 21.32 3,532 Kozhikode
15 Kanhangad 73,536 39.54 1,860 Kasaragod
16 Payyanur 72,111 54.63 1,320 Kannur
17 Koyilandy 71,873 29.05 2,474 Kozhikode
18 Parappanangadi 71,239 22.25 3,202 Malappuram
19 Kalamassery 71,038 27.00 2,631 Ernakulam
20 Kodungallur 70,868 29.24 2,424 Thrissur
21 Neyyattinkara 70,840 28.78 2,461 Thiruvananthapuram
22 Tanur 69,534 19.49 3,568 Malappuram
23 Kayamkulam 68,634 21.79 3,150 Alappuzha
24 Malappuram 68,127 33.61 2,027 Malappuram
25 Guruvayur 67,006 29.66 2,259 Thrissur
26 Thrikkakkara 65,984 28.10 2,348 Ernakulam
27 Irinjalakuda 62,521 33.57 1,862 Thrissur
28 Wadakkancherry 61,341 51.56 1,190 Thrissur
29 Nedumangad 60,161 32.53 1,849 Thiruvananthapuram
30 Kondotty 59,256 30.93 1,916 Malappuram
31 Tirurangadi 56,632 17.73 3,194 Malappuram
32 Tirur 56,058 16.55 3,387 Malappuram
33 Panoor 55,216 28.53 1,935 Kannur
34 Kasaragod 54,172 16.69 3,246 Kasaragod
35 Feroke 54,074 15.54 3,480 Kozhikode
36 Kunnamkulam 54,071 34.18 1,582 Thrissur
37 Ottappalam 53,792 32.68 1,646 Palakkad
38 Thiruvalla 52,883 27.15 1,948 Pathanamthitta
39 Thodupuzha 52,025 35.43 1,468 Idukki
40 Ettumanoor 51,129 27.8 1,829 Kottayam
41 Perinthalmanna 49,723 34.41 1,445 Malappuram
42 Karunagappalli 49,604 18.65 2,660 Kollam
43 Chalakudy 49,525 25.23 1,963 Thrissur
44 Payyoli 49,470 22.34 2,214 Kozhikode
45 Koduvally 48,687 23.85 2,041 Kozhikode
46 Mananthavady 47,974 80.10 599 Wayanad
47 Changanassery 47,685 13.50 3,532 Kottayam
48 Mattanur 47,078 54.32 867 Kannur
49 Punalur 46,659 34.45 1,354 Kollam
50 Nilambur 46,366 30.79 1,506 Malappuram
51 Cherthala 45,827 16.19 2,831 Alappuzha
52 Sultan Bathery 45,417 102.24 444 Wayanad
53 Maradu 44,704 12.35 3,620 Ernakulam
54 Kottakkal 44,382 20.45 2,170 Malappuram
55 Taliparamba 44,247 18.96 2,334 Kannur
56 Shornur 43,528 32.34 1,346 Palakkad
57 Pandalam 42,793 28.42 1,506 Pathanamthitta
58 Kattappana 42,646 52.77 808 Idukki
59 Cherpulassery 41,267 32.00 1,290 Palakkad
60 Mukkam 40,670 31.20 1,304 Kozhikode
61 Iritty 40,369 45.84 881 Kannur
62 Valanchery 40,318 21.90 1,841 Malappuram
63 Varkala 40,048 15.42 2,597 Thiruvananthapuram
64 Nileshwaram 39,752 26.23 1,515 Kasaragod
65 Chavakkad 39,095 12.41 3,150 Thrissur
66 Kothamangalam 38,837 40.04 970 Ernakulam
67 Pathanamthitta 37,545 23.50 1,598 Pathanamthitta
68 Attingal 37,382 16.87 2,216 Thiruvananthapuram
69 Paravur 37,245 16.19 2,300 Kollam
70 Ramanattukara 35,937 11.70 3,072 Kozhikode
71 Mannarkkad 34,839 33.01 1,055 Palakkad
72 Erattupetta 34,814 18.29 1,903 Kottayam
73 Sreekandapuram 33,489 69 485 Kannur
74 Angamaly 33,465 20.45 1,633 Ernakulam
75 Chittur-Thathamangalam 32,298 14.71 2,196 Palakkad
76 Kalpetta 31,580 40.74 775 Wayanad
77 North Paravur 31,493 9.02 3,492 Ernakulam
78 Haripad 30,977 19.24 1,610 Alappuzha
79 Muvattupuzha 30,397 13.18 2,306 Ernakulam
80 Kottarakara 29,788 17.39 1,713 Kollam
81 Kuthuparamba 29,619 16.76 1,767 Kannur
82 Adoor 29,165 20.42 1,428 Pathanamthitta
83 Pattambi 28,632 15.84 1,808 Palakkad
84 Anthoor 28,218 24.12 1,170 Kannur
85 Perumbavoor 28,105 13.61 2,065 Ernakulam
86 Piravom 27,229 29.36 927 Ernakulam
87 Mavelikkara 26,421 12.65 2,089 Alappuzha
88 Eloor 25,297 11.21 2,257 Ernakulam
89 Chengannur 23,466 14.60 1,607 Alappuzha
90 Vaikom 23,245 8.73 2,663 Kottayam
91 Aluva 22,428 7.14 3,141 Ernakulam
92 Pala 22,056 16.06 1,373 Kottayam
93 Koothattukulam 17,523 23.18 756 Ernakulam

References

  1. ↑ Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Government of Kerala.
  2. ↑ 2011 census_PART_B_MALAPPURAM. censusindia.gov.in.
  3. ↑ 50 years on, Kochi still has a long way to go. The Times of India(26 September 2017). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ↑ CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CENTRAL ACTS (Updated up to 17-10-2014). Lawmin.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  5. ↑ Imperial Census of 1881 Operations and Results in the Presidency of Madras{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. E.Keys at the Government Press(1883)
  6. ↑ Madras District Gazetteers, Statistical Appendix For Malabar District.{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Superintendent, Government Press(1915)
  7. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Clarendon Press(1908–1909)
  8. ↑ Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Year of becoming a corporation
  9. ↑ Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency redrawn Delimitation impact, The Hindu 5 February 2008
  10. ↑ Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.

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