Malappuram metropolitan area

The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is the 32nd 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. 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. As of 2011, Malappuram metropolitan area has a literacy rate of 94.14%, which is higher than the national urban average of 85%.

Constituents of the urban agglomeration According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area comprises the following constituents:

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 by gram panchayats rather than municipalities. No. Location Type Population(2011) 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

Proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation

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 Malappuram Municipality into a Municipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in Greater Malappuram region. The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises: Malappuram Municipality Manjeri Municipality Kottakkal Municipality Anakkayam Outgrowth Trikkalangode, a suburb village of Manjeri Koottilangadi, a suburb village of Malappuram Pookkottur, a suburb village of Malappuram Kodur, a suburb village of Malappuram Ponmala, a suburb village of Malappuram Othukkungal, an outgrowth of Malappuram Makkaraparamba

Proposed Metro rail

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 Legislator Kurukkoli Moideen has submitted an initial report on a detailed feasibility study on the feasibility of implementing the project and presented a motion in the Kerala Assembly for this purpose

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