Kottayam

This page provides an overview of Kottayam: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,307,362
Population
2,296,083
Households
1038
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
88.6%
Approx. literacy

Kottayam has an aggregated population of 9,307,362. Approximately 42.43% live in rural areas (3,949,102) and 12.15% live in urban areas (1,130,786).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,949,102 3
Changanassery 939,221 14
Kanjirappally 810,135 15
Kottayam 1,538,353 19
Meenachil 1,162,543 28
Vaikom 908,008 19

Population summary

Kottayam has a population of 9,307,362 (4,565,829 males and 4,741,533 females). The sex ratio is about 1038 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,307,362
Male4,565,829
Female4,741,533
Rural population3,949,102 (42.43%)
Urban population1,130,786 (12.15%)
Households2,296,083

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 88.6%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,245,967
Total illiterates1,061,395

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 734,996 (7.9%). ST: 107,586 (1.16%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC734,9967.9%
ST107,5861.16%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 823,087 (8.84%). Workers: 3,482,116 (37.41%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)823,0878.84%
Total workers3,482,11637.41%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kottayam 1,974,551
Kottayam 1,409,158
Kottayam 631,885
Kottayam 565,393
Meenachil 406,471
Kottayam 357,302
Changanassery 355,736
Meenachil 349,601
Vaikom 310,414
Vaikom 287,180