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Population of Kerala
The population of Kerala comprises predominantly of Malayali Dravidian
ethnicity, the rest being Indo-Aryan, Jewish and Arab both in
blood and culture. Tribal Adivasis also form part of the
State. Malayalam is the language spoken by many and is the
official language of the State.
Kerala is one of the densely populated states of India with
the density of population to 819 persons per sq.km. Census in
Kerala is taken in intervals of 10 years, along with the rest
of the country. Census is taken by Directorate of Census
Operations, Kerala. The first census in Kerala was in the year
1961. The figures given here are as per census conducted in
the year 2001. As will be evident from the table, most
districts in the state have higher female population, which
brings the The sex ratio in the state to 1058 (females per
1000 males), which is a healthy trend. The population growth
in the past decade is 9.42%.
The state of Kerala has a total area of 38,863sq.km. The state
has 14 Districts, 159 Towns, 63 Taluks, 1364 Villages and 990
Panchayats. Total Population in the state is 31,841,374 with
26% urban population and the rest rural population. Rural
Population comes to 23,574,449 and Urban Population 8,266,925.
Population District wise [as per 2001 census]
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