# Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Malappuram, Kerala 

# Nilambur

Nilambur is a sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala. At the 2011 Census it had **574,059 people**, 1 town and 18 villages (18 inhabited). The largest village is Edakkara (60,573 people).

- 574,059people (2011)
- 18villages
- 1towns
- 92.3%literacy

## Population of Nilambur compared with Malappuram

■ Nilambur · ■ Malappuram district

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1098

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**965

Working population ****30.0%**

**25.8%

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 Nilambur

Of every 100 households in Nilambur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Nilambur · ■ Malappuram district

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**2%

Tap water ****14%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****61%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**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).

## Towns in Nilambur

- Nilambur46,366 people

## Largest villages in Nilambur

- Edakkara · 60,573 people
- Wandoor · 50,973 people
- Vazhikkadavu · 47,322 people
- Amarambalam · 35,975 people
- Chungathara · 35,406 people
- Thuvvur · 29,991 people
- Porur · 29,561 people
- Thiruvali · 27,734 people
- Karuvarakundu · 26,712 people
- Vellayur · 25,906 people
- Karulai · 25,758 people
- Mambad · 25,521 people
- Kalikavu · 22,018 people
- Kurumbilangode · 21,803 people
- Chekkode · 19,510 people
- Akampadam · 16,964 people

[All 18 villages in Nilambur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nilambur?18 (18 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilambur in?Malappuram district, Kerala
- What is the population of Nilambur?574,059 (Census 2011)