Kozhikode metropolitan area explained

Greater Kozhikode Metropolitan Area
Other Name:Kozhikode urban agglomeration
Nickname:City of SpicesPort City of Kerala
Settlement Type:Urban Agglomeration
Pushpin Map:India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kozhikode district
Governing Body:Corporation of Kozhikode
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:909.79
Population Total:2,028,399
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0495 and 0496
Registration Plate:KL-11, KL-18, KL-56, KL-57, KL-76,KL-77, KL-85
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kozhikode
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:1102
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:95.42
Blank4 Name Sec1:Kozhikode Lok Sabha ConstituencyVatakara Lok Sabha Constituency (major portion)Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency (minor portion)

Kozhikode metropolitan area or Calicut urban agglomeration or Kozhikode urban agglomeration is the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India and 2nd largest in Kerala after the Kochi Metropolitan Area according to the 2011 Census of India. The Urban Agglomeration spans across 909.79 square kilometres of area encompassing a population of 2,028,399 (2.028 million).

The area constituted on the basis of census data 2011, consists of Corporation of Kozhikode and the municipalities of Vatakara, Koyilandy, Ramanattukara, Feroke, Payyoli, Koduvally, Mukkam .

Constituents of the urban agglomeration

No.LocationTypePopulation
1KozhikodeCity corporation609224
2AtholiCensus town28,213
3AyancheriCensus town26,293
4AzhiyurCensus town30,023
5BalusseriCensus town27,363
6ChekkiadCensus town24,246
7ChemancheriCensus town34,819
8ChorodeCensus town38,245
9EdacheriCensus town26,819
10EramalaCensus town34,658
11FerokeMunicipality32,122
12IringalCensus town25,894
13KadalundiOut growth42,516
14KakkodiCensus town42,866
15KaruvanthuruthyCensus town21,952
16KeezhariyurCensus town15,116
17KoduvallyMunicipality50,787
18KottappallyCensus town21,169
19KozhukkallurCensus town14,007
20KunnamangalamCensus town53,396
21KunnummalCensus town18,031
22KuruvatturCensus town34,241
23KuttikkattoorCensus town25,929
24ManiyurCensus town21,820
25MavoorCensus town29,781
26MeppayyurCensus town13,922
27NadapuramCensus town40,230
28NaduvannurCensus town25,979
29NanmandaCensus town27,316
30OlavannaCensus town43,895
31PalayadCensus town18,141
32PanangadCensus town14,347
33PantheeramkavuCensus town24,537
34PerumannaCensus town35,460
35PeruvayalCensus town27,598
36PoolacodeCensus town29,872
37PayyoliMunicipality
38KoyilandyMunicipality71,873
39RamanattukaraMunicipality35,937
40ThalakkulathurCensus town29,388
41ThazhecodeCensus town25,116
42ThikkodyCensus town27,051
43ThuneriCensus town23,421
44ThurayurCensus town14,176
45UlliyeriCensus town32,509
46VatakaraMunicipality75,295
47ValayamCensus town14,328
48VilliappallyCensus town34,502

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011-11-19.