Population8,58,608District - Kottayam
Males4,20,443
Females4,38,165
Literate7,69,984
Workers3,06,143
Population Overview
Total population8,58,608
Males4,20,443
Females4,38,165
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–672,930
Boys 0–637,193
Girls 0–635,737
Child %8.5%
Literacy
Literate7,69,984
Literate males3,77,241
Literate females3,92,743
Literacy %89.7%
Illiterate88,624
Illiterate males43,202
Illiterate females45,422
Workers — Total
Total workers3,06,143
Worker males2,22,456
Worker females83,687
Work participation %35.7%
Non-workers5,52,465
Non-worker males1,97,987
Non-worker females3,54,478
Workers — Main
Main workers2,56,539
Main males1,96,320
Main females60,219
Cultivators28,383
Cultivator males26,019
Cultivator females2,364
Agri labourers16,881
Agri labourer males13,929
Agri labourer females2,952
Household industry4,494
HH industry males3,263
HH industry females1,231
Other workers2,06,781
Other males1,53,109
Other females53,672
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers49,604
Marginal males26,136
Marginal females23,468
Marg. cultivators4,164
Marg. agri labourers6,264
Marg. HH industry2,040
Marg. other37,136
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males3,024
Marg. cultivator females1,140
Marg. agri lab. males3,961
Marg. agri lab. females2,303
Marg. HH industry males804
Marg. HH industry females1,236
Marg. other males18,347
Marg. other females18,789
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers40,493
3–6 mo males22,343
3–6 mo females18,150
3–6 mo cultivators3,523
3–6 mo cult. males2,623
3–6 mo cult. females900
3–6 mo agri lab.4,998
3–6 mo agri lab. males3,359
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,639
3–6 mo HH industry1,552
3–6 mo HH ind. males652
3–6 mo HH ind. females900
3–6 mo other30,420
3–6 mo other males15,709
3–6 mo other females14,711
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers9,111
0–3 mo males3,793
0–3 mo females5,318
0–3 mo cultivators641
0–3 mo cult. males401
0–3 mo cult. females240
0–3 mo agri lab.1,266
0–3 mo agri lab. males602
0–3 mo agri lab. females664
0–3 mo HH industry488
0–3 mo HH ind. males152
0–3 mo HH ind. females336
0–3 mo other6,716
0–3 mo other males2,638
0–3 mo other females4,078
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
5 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottayam | 6,31,885 | 3,09,162 | 3,22,723 | 5,64,868 | 2,28,885 |
| 2 | Meenachil | 4,06,471 | 2,01,743 | 2,04,728 | 3,60,100 | 1,61,032 |
| 3 | Changanassery | 3,55,736 | 1,72,433 | 1,83,303 | 3,16,636 | 1,19,062 |
| 4 | Vaikom | 3,10,414 | 1,52,570 | 1,57,844 | 2,72,104 | 1,27,698 |
| 5 | Kanjirappally | 2,70,045 | 1,32,381 | 1,37,664 | 2,36,090 | 99,058 |