# Kollam District, Kerala – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Kerala 

# Kollam district

Kollam is a district of Kerala, 7th of 14 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,635,375 people** in 5 sub-districts, 27 towns and 69 villages; 45% lived in towns. The largest town is [Kollam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kollam/kollam/) (367,107).

- 2,635,375people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 27towns
- 94.1%literacy

## Who lives in Kollam?

Kollam had **2,635,375 people** at the 2011 Census — 7.9% of Kerala's population and 7th of 14 districts of Kerala by population. There were 1,113 women for every 1,000 men (above the Kerala figure of 1,084; 3rd of 14 districts of Kerala). Among children under 7 the ratio was 973 girls per 1,000 boys (the Kerala figure is 964). An average household had 3.9 people, against 4.3 across Kerala.

## How literate is Kollam?

94.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Kerala's 94.0%), 8th of 14 districts of Kerala. Men were at 96.1% and women at 92.3% — a gap of 3.8 points (it is 4.0 points across Kerala). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/) (94.4%) and lowest in [Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/) (93.6%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Kollam do for a living?

34.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.3%). Of all workers, 5% farmed their own land, 6% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 64% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 11% of workers here, against 13% across Kerala. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/) (19% of workers in farming) and the least is [Kollam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kollam/) (5% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (64%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Kollam

45.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Kerala's 47.7%), 7th of 14 districts of Kerala. The Census counted 27 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 24 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Kollam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kollam/kollam/) with 367,107 people, home to 31% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Kollam

Kollam had 69 census villages, 69 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 20,989 people; 68 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Thevalakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/thevalakkara/) (42,977), [Mynagappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/mynagappally/) (41,027), [Mulavana](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kollam/mulavana/) (35,887), [Sasthamkotta](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/sasthamkotta/) (33,285) and [Anchal](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/anchal/) (33,088).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kollam district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kollam district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> QUILON, a seaport of India, on the Malabar coast, in the state of Travancore. Quilon enjoys great facilities of water communication, and has an active export trade in timber, coco-nuts, ginger, pepper, &c. The palace of the maharaja of Travancore stands on the bank of Quilon lake, a beautiful sheet of water. Besides being on a projecting point, Quilon is rendered still more unsafe to approach by the bank of hard ground called the Tangasseri reef, which extends some distance to the south-west and west of the point and along the coast to the northward. There is good anchorage, however, in a bight about 3 from the fort. Quilon is one of the oldest towns on the Malabar coast, and continued to be a place of considerable importance down to the beginning of the 16th century. It is now the headquarters of the Travancore army, with a subsidiary battalion. Cotton weaving and spinning and the manufacture of tiles are the chief industries. It is the terminus of a railway across the hills from Tinnevelly. Adjoining Quilon is the British village of Tangasseri, formerly a Portuguese and then a Dutch settlement, which is administered with Anjengo; pop. (1901) 1733.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,733
- Population in 2011 (Census)2,635,375
- Change1520.7× (+151,970%)

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.

## Population of Kollam compared with Kerala

■ Kollam · ■ Kerala

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**94.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**964

Working population ****34.6%**

**34.8%

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 Kollam

Of every 100 households in Kollam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kollam · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****94%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

Tap water ****27%**

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

Use banking services ****70%**

Television ****79%**

Mobile phone ****71%**

Computer with internet ****5%**

Two-wheeler ****22%**

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

None of these assets ****6%**

Own their home ****90%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Kollam

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Karunagappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/) 428,802 6 10 

[Kunnathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/) 199,456 7 0 

[Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/) 432,904 22 1 

[Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/) 586,434 26 1 

[Kollam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kollam/) 987,779 8 15 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Kollam

- Kollam · 367,107
- Punalur · 46,702
- Kottamkara · 44,402
- Chavara · 42,655
- Thrikkovilvattom · 41,609
- Mayyanad · 40,039
- Thrikkadavoor · 39,285
- Thazhuthala · 37,517
- Paravoor · 37,245
- Perinad · 35,173
- Elampalloor · 33,959
- Kottarakkara · 29,788
- Meenad · 29,716
- Nedumpana · 29,454
- Poothakkulam · 29,447
- Panmana · 29,008
- Oachira · 28,412
- Adichanalloor · 27,240
- Kulasekharapuram · 26,907
- Thodiyoor · 25,884
- Panayam · 25,607
- Thrikkaruva · 25,432
- Karunagappally · 25,336
- Ayanivelikulangara · 24,268
- Adinad · 22,250
- Kallelibhagom · 21,723
- Vadakkumthala · 20,993

## Largest villages in Kollam

- Thevalakkara · 42,977
- Mynagappally · 41,027
- Mulavana · 35,887
- Sasthamkotta · 33,285
- Anchal · 33,088
- Vilakkudy · 32,995
- Pathanapuram · 32,339
- Kadakkal · 30,719
- Kareepra · 30,099
- Parippally · 29,371
- Velinalloor · 28,864
- Poruvazhy · 28,722
- Sooranad North · 28,471
- Elamad · 27,248
- Pavithreswaram · 26,041
- Kunnathur · 25,009
- Mancode · 24,988
- Sooranad South · 24,766
- Neduvathoor · 24,749
- Pooyappally · 24,447

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Kollam?5: Karunagappally, Kunnathur, Pathanapuram, Kottarakkara, Kollam
- What is the population of Kollam district?2,635,375 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Kollam?Kollam