Malappuram metropolitan area | |
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 Malappuram metropolitan area | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Area | |
• Total | 858 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,729,522 |
| • Density | 2,020/km2 (5,220/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10, KL-55, KL-84, KL-65, KL-53, KL-54 |
| City | Malappuram |
| Sex ratio | 1102♀/1000♂ |
| Literacy | 94.14% |
TheMalappuram Metropolitan Area orMalappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city ofMalappuram,Kerala,India.[3] It is the32nd 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 the2011 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 thefastest-growing metropolitan area in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted byEconomist 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:[5]
Census town: A census town is a village that meets certain urban criteria: it has a population of at least 5,000, a population density of 400 persons per sq. km or more, and at least 75% of its male working population is engaged in non-agricultural activities. Unlike statutory towns, census towns are administered bygram panchayats rather thanmunicipalities.[6]
| No. | Location | Type | Population (2011)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malappuram | Municipality | 101,387 |
| 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 | Triprangode | Census town | 41,167 |
| 18 | Nannambra | Census town | 40,543 |
| 19 | Othukkungal | 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 | Cherukavu | 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] |
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 MalappuramMunicipality into aMunicipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in Greater Malappuram region.[7]The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises:
Malappuram Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Malappuram metropolitan area, In 2025, The Malappuram District Body has also examined the feasibility of implementing a metro rail project for the Malappuram metropolitan area and its suburbs.Tirur Constituency LegislatorKurukkoli Moideen has submitted an initial report on a detailed feasibility study on the feasibility of implementing the project and presented a motion in theKerala Assembly for this purpose[8]
