City in Kerala
Kayamkulam Population 2026
City, metro area and district compared
Metro area (UA) · 1 March 2026
≈ 4.5 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,50,000 450,000 1 March 2026
The Kayamkulam metro area is estimated at ≈4.5 lakh on 1 March 2026, and the city within its municipal limits at ≈69 thousand. Census 2011 counted 4,27,967 in the urban agglomeration and 68,634 in the city.
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Kayamkulam (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 68,634
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 69 thousand
Metro area (UA)
Kayamkulam urban agglomeration
- Census 2011
- 4,27,967
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.5 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 21,27,789
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 22.37 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 69 thousand 69,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 68.6 thousand 68,634 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Metro area (UA) · 2011
- 4.28 lakh 4,27,967
- Metro area (UA) · 2026
- ≈ 4.5 lakh 4,50,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 1094 Kerala: 1084
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 945 Kerala: 964
- Literacy rate
- 94.8% Male 96.7% · Female 93.1%
- Households
- 16.4 thousand 4.2 people per household
- Area
- 21.8km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 3,150per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +0.1% City
- Work participation
- 32.2% 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Metro area (UA)
- City
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Metro area (UA) | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 42,294 | 13,177 |
| 1961 | 83,923 | 44,571 |
| 1971 | 1,10,895 | 54,102 |
| 1981 | 87,925 | 61,327 |
| 1991 | 95,450 | 67,151 |
| 2001 | 97,024 | 68,585 |
| 2011 | 4,27,967 | 68,634 |
| 2016 * | 4,40,000 | 69,000 |
| 2021 * | 4,50,000 | 69,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,50,000 | 69,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,50,000 | 69,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,50,000 | 69,000 |
* Estimate
What the Kayamkulam metro area includes
Constituent units of the urban agglomeration, Census 2011. CT = census town; OG = outgrowth.
- Kayamkulam 68,634
- Kumarapuram CT 26,943
- Krishnapuram CT 26,705
- Mavelikkara 26,421
- Pathiyoor CT 23,460
- Kannamangalam CT 23,344
- Muthukulam CT 20,740
- Puthuppally CT 20,390
- Cheppad CT 20,052
- Kandalloor CT 19,925
- Kattanam CT 19,504
- Karthikappally CT 19,021
What the numbers say
- The Kayamkulam metro area (urban agglomeration) had 4.28 lakh people in 2011, 6.2 times the 68.6 thousand inside city limits.
- The city accounts for 3.2% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 0.1% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 94.8% in 2011, against 94.0% for Kerala.
- By 2011 population it ranks 123rd among the 150+ cities on this site and 9th in Kerala.
- Our 2026 estimate for the metro area is ≈4.5 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (1 July 2026 – 30 July 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Kayamkulam, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →
Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Kayamkulam in 2026?
What was the population of Kayamkulam in Census 2011?
Why do sources give such different numbers for Kayamkulam?
What is the literacy rate of Kayamkulam?
Sources and method
- Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (ORGI)
- Census 2011 Table A-4: towns and urban agglomerations since 1901
- Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract for urban agglomerations
- Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections 2011–2036 (July 2020)
- Our estimation method M1 (formulas and checks)
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