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

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District · Kerala 

# Kozhikode district

Kozhikode is a district of Kerala, 5th of 14 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,086,293 people** in 3 sub-districts, 51 towns and 51 villages; 67% lived in towns. The largest town is [Kozhikode](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/kozhikode/) (550,440).

- 3,086,293people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 51towns
- 95.1%literacy

## Who lives in Kozhikode?

Kozhikode had **3,086,293 people** at the 2011 Census — 9.2% of Kerala's population and 5th of 14 districts of Kerala by population. There were 1,098 women for every 1,000 men (above the Kerala figure of 1,084; 6th of 14 districts of Kerala). Among children under 7 the ratio was 969 girls per 1,000 boys (the Kerala figure is 964). An average household had 4.4 people, against 4.3 across Kerala.

## How literate is Kozhikode?

95.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Kerala's 94.0%), 6th of 14 districts of Kerala. Men were at 97.4% and women at 93.0% — a gap of 4.4 points (it is 4.0 points across Kerala). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kozhikode](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/) (96.0%) and lowest in [Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/) (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 Kozhikode do for a living?

30.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 12.2%). Of all workers, 2% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 72% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 21% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 6% of workers here, against 13% across Kerala. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/) (7% of workers in farming) and the least is [Kozhikode](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/) (5% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (72%) · **■** Marginal 21 (21%)

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 Kozhikode

67.2% of people lived in towns and cities (above Kerala's 47.7%), 3rd of 14 districts of Kerala. The Census counted 51 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 48 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Kozhikode](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/kozhikode/) with 550,440 people, home to 27% 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 Kozhikode

Kozhikode had 51 census villages, 51 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 19,877 people; 50 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Raroth](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/raroth/) (33,286), [Kizhakkoth](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/kizhakkoth/) (31,261), [Moodadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/quilandy/moodadi/) (30,170), [Kodiyathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/kodiyathur/) (29,816) and [Thiruvambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/thiruvambadi/) (28,820).

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

## Kozhikode district in history

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

> CALICUT, a city of British India, in the Malabar district of Madras; on the coast, 6 m. In 1901 the population was 76,981, showing an increase of 14% in the decade. The weaving of cotton, for which the place was at one time so famous that its name became identified with its calico, is no longer of any importance. The Portuguese traveller Pero de Covilham (q.v.) visited Calicut in 1487 and described its possibilities for European trade; and in May 1498 Vasco da Gama, the first European navigator to reach India, arrived at Calicut. At that time it was a very flourishing city, and contained several stately buildings, among which was especially mentioned a Brahminical temple, not inferior to the largest monastery in Portugal. Vasco da Gama tried to establish a factory, but he met with persistent hostility from the local chief (zamorin), and a similar attempt made by Cabral two years later ended in the destruction of the factory by the Moplahs. In revenge the Portuguese bombarded the town, but no further attempt was made for some years to establish a trading settlement there. In 1509 the marshal Don Fernando Coutinho made an unsuccessful attack on the city; and in the following year it was again assailed by Albuquerque with 3000 troops.

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 Kozhikode compared with Kerala

■ Kozhikode · ■ Kerala

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**94.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**964

Working population ****30.7%**

**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 Kozhikode

Of every 100 households in Kozhikode in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kozhikode · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

Toilet within the home ****98%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

Tap water ****21%**

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

Use banking services ****72%**

Television ****72%**

Mobile phone ****78%**

Computer with internet ****5%**

Two-wheeler ****22%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

None of these assets ****4%**

Own their home ****93%**

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 Kozhikode

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/) 687,265 12 15 

[Quilandy](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/quilandy/) 728,168 19 16 

[Kozhikode](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/kozhikode/) 1,670,860 20 20 

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 Kozhikode

- Kozhikode · 550,440
- Vadakara · 75,295
- Quilandy · 71,873
- Beypore · 69,752
- Cheruvannur · 61,614
- Kunnamangalam · 47,396
- Olavanna · 43,895
- Kakkodi · 42,866
- Chelannur · 40,697
- Nadapuram · 40,230
- Chorode · 38,245
- Ramanattukara · 35,937
- Perumanna · 35,460
- Chemancheri · 34,819
- Eramala · 34,658
- Villiappally · 34,502
- Kuruvattur · 34,241
- Ulliyeri · 32,509
- Feroke · 32,122
- Azhiyur · 30,023
- Poolacode · 29,872
- Mavoor · 29,781
- Thalakkulathur · 29,388
- Atholi · 28,213
- Peruvayal · 27,598
- Balusseri · 27,363
- Nanmanda · 27,316
- Thikkody · 27,051
- Edacheri · 26,819
- Ayancheri · 26,293
- Naduvannur · 25,979
- Kuttikkattoor · 25,929
- Iringal · 25,894
- Thazhecode · 25,116
- Pantheeramkavu · 24,537
- Chekkiad · 24,246
- Thuneri · 23,421
- Karuvanthuruthy · 21,952
- Maniyur · 21,820
- Kottappally · 21,169

## Largest villages in Kozhikode

- Raroth · 33,286
- Kizhakkoth · 31,261
- Moodadi · 30,170
- Kodiyathur · 29,816
- Thiruvambadi · 28,820
- Madavoor · 28,672
- Onchiam · 28,650
- Purameri · 27,612
- Kedavur · 27,273
- Nochad · 26,857
- Chengottukavu · 26,791
- Velom · 26,738
- Puthuppadi · 25,965
- Vanimel · 25,680
- Unnikulam · 24,912
- Kayakkodi · 24,578
- Sivapuram · 24,436
- Narikkuni · 24,290
- Payyoli · 23,576
- Maruthonkara · 23,487

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 Kozhikode?3: Vadakara, Quilandy, Kozhikode
- What is the population of Kozhikode district?3,086,293 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Kozhikode?Kozhikode