Population3,34,06,061KERALA
Males1,60,27,412
Females1,73,78,649
Workers1,16,19,063
Literate2,81,35,824
Population Overview
Total population3,34,06,061
Males1,60,27,412
Females1,73,78,649
Sex ratio1,084per 1,000 males
Households78,53,754
Literacy
Literate2,81,35,824
Literate males1,37,04,903
Literate females1,44,30,921
Literacy %84.2%
Illiterate52,70,237
Illiterate males23,22,509
Illiterate females29,47,728
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–634,72,955
Boys 0–617,68,244
Girls 0–617,04,711
Child %10.4%
SC / ST
SC population30,39,573
SC males14,77,808
SC females15,61,765
SC %9.1%
ST population4,84,839
ST males2,38,203
ST females2,46,636
ST %1.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers1,16,19,063
Worker males84,51,569
Worker females31,67,494
Work participation %34.8%
Non-workers2,17,86,998
Non-worker males75,75,843
Non-worker females1,42,11,155
Workers — Main
Main workers93,29,747
Main males71,79,828
Main females21,49,919
Cultivators5,44,932
Cultivator males4,65,546
Cultivator females79,386
Agri labourers9,19,136
Agri labourer males6,29,092
Agri labourer females2,90,044
Household industry1,98,281
HH industry males1,32,111
HH industry females66,170
Other workers76,67,398
Other males59,53,079
Other females17,14,319
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers22,89,316
Marginal males12,71,741
Marginal females10,17,575
Marg. cultivators1,25,321
Marg. agri labourers4,03,714
Marg. HH industry74,741
Marg. other16,85,540
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males81,360
Marg. cultivator females43,961
Marg. agri lab. males2,28,903
Marg. agri lab. females1,74,811
Marg. HH industry males32,504
Marg. HH industry females42,237
Marg. other males9,28,974
Marg. other females7,56,566
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers18,28,203
3–6 mo males10,61,697
3–6 mo females7,66,506
3–6 mo cultivators99,718
3–6 mo cult. males65,980
3–6 mo cult. females33,738
3–6 mo agri lab.3,22,129
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,89,591
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,32,538
3–6 mo HH industry57,615
3–6 mo HH ind. males25,818
3–6 mo HH ind. females31,797
3–6 mo other13,48,741
3–6 mo other males7,80,308
3–6 mo other females5,68,433
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers4,61,113
0–3 mo males2,10,044
0–3 mo females2,51,069
0–3 mo cultivators25,603
0–3 mo cult. males15,380
0–3 mo cult. females10,223
0–3 mo agri lab.81,585
0–3 mo agri lab. males39,312
0–3 mo agri lab. females42,273
0–3 mo HH industry17,126
0–3 mo HH ind. males6,686
0–3 mo HH ind. females10,440
0–3 mo other3,36,799
0–3 mo other males1,48,666
0–3 mo other females1,88,133
Top districts by population
districts comparison
14 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Workers | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malappuram | 41,12,920 | 19,60,328 | 21,52,592 | 10,62,424 | 33,11,315 |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 33,01,427 | 15,81,678 | 17,19,749 | 12,31,669 | 27,85,408 |
| 3 | Ernakulam | 32,82,388 | 16,19,557 | 16,62,831 | 12,49,343 | 28,55,676 |
| 4 | Thrissur | 31,21,200 | 14,80,763 | 16,40,437 | 10,95,727 | 26,78,548 |
| 5 | Kozhikode | 30,86,293 | 14,70,942 | 16,15,351 | 9,48,981 | 26,15,443 |
| 6 | Palakkad | 28,09,934 | 13,59,478 | 14,50,456 | 10,42,340 | 22,39,492 |
| 7 | Kollam | 26,35,375 | 12,46,968 | 13,88,407 | 9,12,025 | 22,40,273 |
| 8 | Kannur | 25,23,003 | 11,81,446 | 13,41,557 | 8,24,116 | 21,38,434 |
| 9 | Alappuzha | 21,27,789 | 10,13,142 | 11,14,647 | 8,04,471 | 18,52,797 |
| 10 | Kottayam | 19,74,551 | 9,68,289 | 10,06,262 | 7,35,735 | 17,49,798 |
| 11 | Kasaragod | 13,07,375 | 6,28,613 | 6,78,762 | 4,62,998 | 10,37,492 |
| 12 | Pathanamthitta | 11,97,412 | 5,61,716 | 6,35,696 | 3,92,794 | 10,62,553 |
| 13 | Idukki | 11,08,974 | 5,52,808 | 5,56,166 | 5,16,363 | 9,23,010 |
| 14 | Wayanad | 8,17,420 | 4,01,684 | 4,15,736 | 3,40,077 | 6,45,585 |