Guruvayoor is a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala. It is 25 km to the north west of Thrissur City in Thrissur district. It is famous for the Guruvayoor temple which is many centuries old and one of the most important temple in Kerala. The temple is famous as a site for pilgrimage and also a cultural centre as it is one of the centre points along which Kerala literature and art-forms have been developed. Guruvayoor municipality covers an area of 29.66 Sq.Km, located at 10 36'n 76 3'E and has a population of 20510. Density of population is 3115 persons /Sq.km. In 2010 added two panjayaths in Municipality i.e. Pookode and Thykad.

Guruvayoor is a Municipality city situated in Chavakkadtaluka of Thrissur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,273 families residing in the Guruvayoor city. The total population of Guruvayoor is 20,510 out of which 9,614 are males and 10,896 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Guruvayoor is 1,133.

              The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Guruvayoor city is 1878 which is 9% of the total population. There are 972 male children and 906 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Guruvayoor is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,133).

              A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Guruvayoor is further divided into 22 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

As per Census 2011 in Guruvayoor Municipality, with population of about 21 thousand, the least populous municipality.

                As per the reports, the total number of households in ULB is 5273 and total population for the city is 20510.  As per Census reports 2011, 90.2% of the total household have “Own House”; 9.3% live in “Rented House” and 0.5% comes under the category “Any other”.