According to Census 2011, Kerala has population of 3.34 Crores, an increase from figure of 3.18 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Kerala as per 2011 census is 33,406,061 of which male and female are 16,027,412 and 17,378,649 respectively. In 2001, total population was 31,841,374 in which males were 15,468,614 while females were 16,372,760. The total population growth in this decade was 4.91 percent while in previous decade it was 9.42 percent. The population of Kerala forms 2.76 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 3.10 percent.
 Male |
16,027,412 | 47.97% |
 Female |
17,378,649 | 52.02% |
| Male |
13,704,903 | 96.11% | |
| Female |
14,430,921 | 92.07% |
| Male |
3.61% | |||||
| Female |
6.14% |
| Male |
1,768,244 | 50.91% |
| Female |
1,704,711 | 49.04% |
 Sex Ratio |
964/1000 |
 Rural |
17,471,135 | 53.30% | |
 Urban |
15,934,926 | 47.70% | |
 Total |
33,406,061 | 100% |
 Hindu |
1.82 Crores | 54.72% | |
.svg) Muslim |
88.73 Lakhs | 26.56% | |
 Christian |
61.41 Lakhs | 18.38% |
| Malappuram | 4,112,920 | |||
| Thiruvananthapuram | 3,301,427 | |||
| Ernakulam | 3,282,388 | |||
| Thrissur | 3,121,200 | |||
| Kozhikode | 3,086,293 |
| Kottayam | 97.21% | ||||
| Pathanamthitta | 96.55% | ||||
| Ernakulam | 95.89% | ||||
| Alappuzha | 95.72% | ||||
| Kannur | 95.10% |
| Kannur | 1133 | |||||
| Pathanamthitta | 1129 | |||||
| Kollam | 1113 | |||||
| Thrissur | 1109 | |||||
| Alappuzha | 1100 |
Kerala Population Census 2011
As per details from Census 2011, Kerala has population of 3.34 Crores, an increase from figure of 3.18 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Kerala as per 2011 census is 33,406,061 of which male and female are 16,027,412 and 17,378,649 respectively. In 2001, total population was 31,841,374 in which males were 15,468,614 while females were 16,372,760. The total population growth in this decade was 4.91 percent while in previous decade it was 9.42 percent. The population of Kerala forms 2.76 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 3.10 percent.
kerala Literacy Rate Census 2011
Literacy rate in Kerala has seen upward trend and is 94.00 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 96.11 percent while female literacy is at 92.07 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Kerala stood at 90.86 percent of which male and female were 94.24 percent and 87.72 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Kerala stands at 28,135,824 of which males were 13,704,903 and females were 14,430,921.
kerala Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011
In 2011, population decadal growth for kerala was 4.91 %. Population decadal growth of kerala male 3.61% and female 6.14%.
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
kerala Sex Ratio and child sex ratio Census 2011
Sex Ratio in kerala is 1084 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011.
Child Sex Ratio in kerala is 964 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Religious Data in kerala census 2011
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011. The distribution is total population by six major religious communities namely, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain besides “Other Religions and Persuasions” and “Religion not stated”. The data are released by sex and residence up to sub-districts and towns. Total Population in 2011 is 121.09 crores ; Hindu 96.63 crores (79.8%); Muslim 17.22 crores (14.2%); Christian 2.78 crores (2.3%); Sikh 2.08 crores (1.7%); Buddhist 0.84 crores (0.7%); Jain 0.45 crores (0.4%), Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%) and Religion Not Stated 0.29 crores (0.2%).
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Kerala with 54.73 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in state of Kerala with approximately 26.56 % following it. In Kerala state, Christinity is followed by 18.38 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.01 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.26 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Rural population in kerala census 2011
Of the total population of Kerala state, around 52.30 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 8,408,054 and 9,063,081 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Kerala state was 17,471,135. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 52.30%. In rural regions of Kerala state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 1078 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 965 girls per 1000 boys. In Kerala, 1,823,664 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 10.44 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Kerala, literacy rate for males and female stood at 95.35 % and 98.73 %. Average literacy rate in Kerala for rural areas was 92.98 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 14,549,320.
Urban population in kerala census 2011
Out of total population of Kerala, 47.70% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 15,934,926 of which 7,619,358 are males and while remaining 8,315,568 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 47.70 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Kerala was 1091 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 963 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kerala were 1,649,291. Of total population in urban region, 10.35 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Kerala for Urban regions was 95.11 percent in which males were 96.95% literate while female literacy stood at 102.99%. Total literates in urban region of Kerala were 13,586,504.