| Malappuram metropolitan area | |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Area |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Malappuram metropolitan area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malappuram |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 858 |
| Population Total: | 1,729,522 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-10, KL-55, KL-84, KL-65,KL-53,KL-54 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Malappuram,Manjeri |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1102 ♀/1000♂ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 94.14% |
The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[3] It is the 25th largest urban agglomeration in India and the 4th largest in Kerala.
It consists of Malappuram municipality, its adjoining municipalities, and census towns. It has a population of 1.7 million as per the 2011 Census of India.[2] It is the only city in Kerala with a million-plus urban agglomeration that is yet to be upgraded to a Municipal Corporation. It is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.[4] As of 2011, Malappuram metropolitan area has a literacy rate of 94.14%, which is higher than the national urban average of 85%.
According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area comprises the following constituents:
| No. | Location | Type | Population (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malappuram | Municipal city | 68,127 | |
| 2 | Manjeri | Municipality | 97,104 | |
| 3 | Ponnani | Municipality | 90,491 | |
| 4 | Kondotty | Municipality | 59,256 | |
| 5 | Tirurangadi | Municipality | 56,632 | |
| 6 | Tirur | Municipality | 56,058 | |
| 7 | Kottakkal | Municipality | 44,382 | |
| 8 | Valanchery | Municipality | 40,318 | |
| 9 | Thennala | Census town | 56,546 | |
| 10 | Moonniyur | Census town | 55,535 | |
| 11 | Vengara | Census town | 48,600 | |
| 12 | Tanalur | Census town | 47,976 | |
| 13 | Pallikkal Bazar | Census town | 46,962 | |
| 14 | Kodur | Census town | 45,459 | |
| 15 | Abdu Rahiman Nagar | Census town | 41,993 | |
| 16 | Kannamangalam | Census town | 41,260 | |
| 17 | Census town | 41,167 | ||
| 18 | Nannambra | Census town | 40,543 | |
| 19 | Census town | 39,139 | ||
| 20 | Vazhayur | Census town | 36,909 | |
| 21 | Parappur | Census town | 36,270 | |
| 22 | Koottilangadi | Census town | 36,602 | |
| 23 | Neduva | Census town | 35,996 | |
| 24 | Thalakkad | Census town | 35,820 | |
| 25 | Maranchery | Census town | 35,011 | |
| 26 | Peruvallur | Census town | 34,941 | |
| 27 | Chelembra | Census town | 34,149 | |
| 28 | Alamkod | Census town | 33,918 | |
| 29 | Edappal | Census town | 32,550 | |
| 30 | Thenhipalam | Census town | 32,045 | |
| 31 | Cheriyamundam | Census town | 31,212 | |
| 32 | Irimbiliyam | Census town | 30,635 | |
| 33 | Census town | 30,126 | ||
| 34 | Oorakam | Census town | 29,157 | |
| 35 | Perumanna | Census town | 27,278 | |
| 36 | Kalady | Census town | 25,872 | |
| 37 | Ponmundam | Census town | 25,855 | |
| 38 | Kuttippuram | Census town | 25,750 | |
| 39 | Tirunavaya | Census town | 24,790 | |
| 40 | Ariyallur | Census town | 22,558 | |
| 41 | Naduvattom | Census town | 21,273[5] | |
| 42 | Puthanathani | Census town | 20,480 |
Malappuram is the only million-plus urban agglomeration (metropolitan area) of Kerala which has no municipal corporation within its limit. However, there is a demand to upgrade the Malappuram Municipality into a Municipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in Greater Malappuram region.[6] The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises: