Malappuram metropolitan area | |
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Clockwise from top: Malappuram DownHill, Ponnani Harbour, Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge, Kottakkunnu Park, Payyanad stadium, Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam, Karipur International Airport, University of Calicut, , Ponnani harbour | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Malappuram |
Area | |
• Total | 858 km2 (331 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,729,522 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/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 |
Nearest city | Malappuram,Manjeri |
Sex ratio | 1102 ♀/1000♂ |
Literacy | 94.14% |
The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[3] It is the 25th 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 the 2011 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 the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist 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%.