Kozhikode

This page provides an overview of Kozhikode: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

13,358,893
Population
3,026,543
Households
1098
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
84.67%
Approx. literacy

Kozhikode has an aggregated population of 13,358,893. Approximately 46.21% live in rural areas (6,172,586) and 31.03% live in urban areas (4,145,144).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 6,172,586 3
Kozhikode 3,776,671 23
Quilandy 1,795,062 22
Vadakara 1,614,574 15

Population summary

Kozhikode has a population of 13,358,893 (6,368,552 males and 6,990,341 females). The sex ratio is about 1098 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population13,358,893
Male6,368,552
Female6,990,341
Rural population6,172,586 (46.21%)
Urban population4,145,144 (31.03%)
Households3,026,543

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 84.67%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates11,311,150
Total illiterates2,047,743

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 872,254 (6.53%). ST: 70,467 (0.53%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC872,2546.53%
ST70,4670.53%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,457,182 (10.91%). Workers: 4,112,170 (30.78%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,457,18210.91%
Total workers4,112,17030.78%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kozhikode 3,086,293
Kozhikode 2,072,572
Kozhikode 1,670,860
Kozhikode 1,235,909
Kozhikode 1,013,721
Quilandy 728,168
Vadakara 687,265
Vadakara 447,221
Kozhikode 434,951
Quilandy 389,442