Name of Munci : PALAKKAD

District : PALAKKAD

Taluk : PALAKKAD

11597. (in KM2) :26.6

No. of wards : 52

Population :44613

Male : 21497

Female : 23116

No. of Households : 191446 (As per census 2011)

Density of population : 4635

Male Female Ratio : 1020

Literacy Rate : 88.49%

Palakkad Municipality, with population of about 1.3 lakh is Palakkad sub district's only municipality located in Palakkadsub district of Palakkad district in the state Kerala in India. Total geographical area of Palakkad municipality is 27 km2. Population density of the city is 4923 persons per km2. There are 50 wards in the city, among them Palakkad Ward No 34is the most populous ward with population of 5297 and Palakkad Ward No 39 is the least populous ward with population of 1458.

Nearest railway station is Palakkad which is within the city. Palakkad is the sub district head quarter of the city. District head quarter of the city is Palakkad. Thiruvananthapuram is the state head quarter of the city and is 365 km far from here. Yearly average rainfall of the city is 2315 mm. Maximum temperature here reaches up to 32.5°C and minimum temperature goes down to 23°C.

Demographics

The city is home to about 1.3 lakh people, among them about 64 thousand (49%) are male and about 67 thousand (51%) are female. 92% of the whole population are from general caste, 8% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Palakkad municipality is 9%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 31 thousand households in the city and an average 4 persons live in every family.

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Palakkad