# Chelambra, Malappuram (Kerala) – Town Population & History

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Town · Malappuram, Kerala 

# Chelambra

Chelambra is a town in Tirurangadi sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala (census town). The 2011 Census counted **34,149 people** in 7,078 households. Literacy was 95.3%.

- 34,149people (2011)
- 7,078households
- 95.3%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Population of Chelambra

■ Chelambra · ■ Malappuram urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**94.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1101

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**966

Working population ****27.0%**

**24.7%

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 Chelambra

Of every 100 households in Chelambra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chelambra · ■ Malappuram urban average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**85%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**76%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****65%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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

## What people in Chelambra work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,133 (67%) · **■** Household industry 67 (1%) · **■** Farming 309 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,712 (29%)

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

## Chelambra in numbers and road distances

- Density2,161 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,568 mm
- Temperature range29 °C to 36 °C

### Road distances

- Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)454 km by road
- Malappuram (district HQ)37 km by road
- Malappuram (city of 1 lakh+)37 km by road
- Kozhikode (city of 5 lakh+)18 km by road
- Feroke (railway station)6 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 Chelambra

### Civic services

- Pucca roads26 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets6,427
- Water storage250 kl
- Electricity — homes6,572
- Electricity — industry64

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 10 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools30 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 private

### Banks

- Private banks1
- Co-operative banks2

**Main manufactured goods:** foot wears, furniture and match box.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Chelambra

- Hospitals3 in Chelambra
- Banks1 in Chelambra
- Hotels2 in Chelambra
- Schools2 in Chelambra
- Colleges and universities3 in Chelambra

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/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chelambra?34,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chelambra in?Malappuram district, Kerala