# Kochi, Ernakulam (Kerala) – City Population, History & Wards > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kanayannur/kochi/ City · Ernakulam, Kerala # Kochi Kochi is a city in Kanayannur sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala (municipal corporation). The 2011 Census counted **633,553 people** in 158,535 households. Literacy was 97.3%. - 633,553people (2011) - 158,535households - 97.3%literacy - 73census wards ## Population of Kochi ■ Kochi · ■ Ernakulam urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.3%** **96.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **961 Working population ****38.0%** **37.2% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kochi Of every 100 households in Kochi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 35 a car. ■ Kochi · ■ Ernakulam urban average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **1% Tap water ****97%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%** **76% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **22% Use banking services ****89%** **78% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****89%** **86% Computer with internet ****30%** **14% Two-wheeler ****53%** **42% Car / jeep / van ****35%** **19% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****76%** **84% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kochi in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kochi as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > COCHIN, a feudatory state of southern India, in political subordination to Madras, with an area of 1361 sq. m. It is bounded on the N. by British Malabar, on the E. by British Malabar, Coimbatore and Travancore, on the S. by Travancore, and on the W. by British Malabar and the Arabian Sea. Isolated from the main territory, and situated to the north-east of it, lies the major portion of the Chittore taluk, entirely surrounded by British territory. The whole state may be divided into three well-defined regions or zones: (1) the eastern zone, consisting of broken forested portions of the Western Ghats, which, gradually decreasing in height, merge into (2) the central belt, comprising the uplands and plains that dip towards the lagoons or “backwaters” along the coast (see Cochin, town), beyond which lies (3) the western zone, forming the littoral strip. The low belt which borders on the seas and the backwaters is by nature flat and swampy, but has in the course of ages become enriched by the work of man. On leaving the seaboard, an undulating country is found, diversified with grassy flats, naked hills and wooded terraces, intersected by numerous torrents and rapids, and profusely dotted with homesteads, orchards and cultivated fields, up to the very foot of the Ghats. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## What people in Kochi work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 215,021 (89%) · **■** Household industry 3,872 (2%) · **■** Farming 1,190 (0%) · **■** Marginal 20,708 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Kochi changed? From 61,236 in 1901 to 336,048 in 2011. **1901 **1911 **1921 **1931 **1941 **1951 **1961 **1971 **1981 **1991 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kochi in numbers and road distances - Density6,077 per km² - Annual rainfall3,053 mm - Temperature range22 °C to 35 °C ### Road distances - Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)219 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Kochi ### Civic services - Pucca roads660 km - DrainageOpen and closed drains - Flush toilets85,793 - Water storage5,095 kl - Electricity — homes95,797 - Electricity — industry4,914 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals3 · 695 beds · 35 doctors - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 30 beds · 3 doctors - ●Dispensaries22 · 22 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals5 · 5 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools29 govt · 51 private - ●Senior secondary schools11 govt · 30 private - ●Engineering colleges1 govt - ●Medical colleges1 private - ●Polytechnics2 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks218 - Private banks45 - Co-operative banks34 **Main manufactured goods:** heritage goods, fishing, foot wears and food products. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kochi - Hospitals55 in Kochi - Banks237 in Kochi - ATMs61 in Kochi - Petrol pumps24 in Kochi - Hotels266 in Kochi - Shopping malls13 in Kochi - Schools45 in Kochi - Colleges and universities50 in Kochi - Cinemas12 in Kochi - Pharmacies15 in Kochi - Restaurants267 in Kochi - Police stations9 in Kochi - Dental clinics55 in Kochi Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Kochi ward list (2011) - Ward 7223,155 people - Ward 2214,723 people - Ward 4111,745 people - Ward 811,429 people - Ward 5511,267 people - Ward 1911,100 people [Full ward list (73 wards) →](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kanayannur/kochi/wards/) ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kochi?633,553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kochi in?Ernakulam district, Kerala - What was the population of Kochi in 1901?61,236 - How many wards does Kochi have?73 census wards (2011)