Dataset · Demography
Census of India 2001 and 2011 figures for each district of Kerala and the state: population, decadal growth rate 2001-2011, literacy rate, population density (persons per sq km), child population (aged 0-6, the Census definition), child population as a percentage of the total, and the change in that percentage, as reprinted in Appendix 1.2.1 'Population of Kerala' of the Kerala Economic Review 2025 (source: Census of India 2001, 2011). Each row is one district (or Kerala), census year and measure. Kerala's population grew from 31,841,374 in 2001 to 33,406,061 in 2011 (4.9%); Pathanamthitta (-3.0%) and Idukki (-1.8%) shrank and Malappuram grew 13.4%. Use it as the census baseline for district comparisons and per-capita rates.
The first 5 of 180 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | indicator | measure | region | ref_period | ref_period_type | is_partial_period | value | unit | qa_flag | notes | district_as_per_source |
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| 2025 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | census_population | child_pct | State | 2001 | census_year | False | 12.0 | persons | Kerala | ||
| 2025 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | census_population | child_pct | State | 2011 | census_year | False | 10.0 | persons | Kerala | ||
| 2025 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | census_population | child_pct_change | State | 2001-2011 | census_year | False | -2.0 | persons | Kerala | ||
| 2025 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | census_population | child_population | State | 2001 | census_year | False | 3793146.0 | persons | Kerala | ||
| 2025 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | census_population | child_population | State | 2011 | census_year | False | 3472955.0 | persons | Kerala |
16 columns, in file order.
periodperiod_typegeo_levelgeo_codegeo_nameindicatormeasureregionref_periodref_period_typeis_partial_periodvalueunitqa_flagnotesdistrict_as_per_sourcePlease cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). District-wise population, literacy, density and child population in Kerala, Census 2001 and 2011 [Dataset]. PRI Data Repository. /data/census-population-kerala