This is a list of cities and towns in the state of Kerala, India with their population.
History The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi. In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. However, the first modern kind of municipalities were formed in the state in 1866 in Malabar District. In 1866, Fort Kochi municipality was reestablished. Kannur, Thalassery, Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Fort Kochi, which were parts of Malabar District until 1956, were made the first modern municipalities of Kerala on 1 November 1866, according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850) of the British Indian Empire. The Thiruvananthapuram Municipality came into existence in 1920. After two decades, during the reign of Sree Chithira Thirunal, Thiruvananthapuram Municipality was converted into a corporation on 30 October 1940, making it the oldest municipal corporation of Kerala. Year of becoming a corporation The first municipal corporation formed after the independence of India as well as the second-oldest municipal corporation of the state is Kozhikode Municipal Corporation, established in 1962.Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency redrawn Delimitation impact, The Hindu 5 February 2008
List Population and area refer to the boundaries defined under the respective municipal corporations/municipalities/census towns, not necessarily the actual urban area.
Rank City/town Population (2025) Area(km2) Density (/km2) District Municipal Corporations 1 Thiruvananthapuram 957,730 214.86 4,427 Thiruvananthapuram 2 Kochi 677,381 96.88 6,345 Ernakulam 3 Kozhikode 609,224 118.58 5,138 Kozhikode 4 Kollam 397,419 72.19 5,379 Kollam 5 Thrissur 315,957 101.42 3,115 Thrissur 6 Kannur 232,486 78.35 2,967 Kannur Municipalities 7 Alappuzha 174,164 46.20 3,770 Alappuzha 8 Kottayam 136,812 55.4 2,469 Kottayam 9 Palakkad 131,019 26.60 4,926 Palakkad 10 Manjeri 97,102 53.06 1,830 Malappuram 11 Thalassery 92,558 23.96 3,863 Kannur 12 Thrippunithura 92,522 29.17 3,172 Ernakulam 13 Ponnani 90,491 24.82 3,646 Malappuram 14 Vatakara 75,295 21.32 3,532 Kozhikode 15 Kanhangad 73,536 39.54 1,860 Kasaragod 16 Payyanur 72,111 54.63 1,320 Kannur 17 Koyilandy 71,873 29.05 2,474 Kozhikode 18 Parappanangadi 71,239 22.25 3,202 Malappuram 19 Kalamassery 71,038 27.00 2,631 Ernakulam 20 Kodungallur 70,868 29.24 2,424 Thrissur 21 Neyyattinkara 70,840 28.78 2,461 Thiruvananthapuram 22 Tanur 69,534 19.49 3,568 Malappuram 23 Kayamkulam 68,634 21.79 3,150 Alappuzha 24 Malappuram 68,127 33.61 2,027 Malappuram 25 Guruvayur 67,006 29.66 2,259 Thrissur 26 Thrikkakkara 65,984 28.10 2,348 Ernakulam 27 Irinjalakuda 62,521 33.57 1,862 Thrissur 28 Wadakkancherry 61,341 51.56 1,190 Thrissur 29 Nedumangad 60,161 32.53 1,849 Thiruvananthapuram 30 Kondotty 59,256 30.93 1,916 Malappuram 31 Tirurangadi 56,632 17.73 3,194 Malappuram 32 Tirur 56,058 16.55 3,387 Malappuram 33 Panoor 55,216 28.53 1,935 Kannur 34 Kasaragod 54,172 16.69 3,246 Kasaragod 35 Feroke 54,074 15.54 3,480 Kozhikode 36 Kunnamkulam 54,071 34.18 1,582 Thrissur 37 Ottappalam 53,792 32.68 1,646 Palakkad 38 Thiruvalla 52,883 27.15 1,948 Pathanamthitta 39 Thodupuzha 52,025 35.43 1,468 Idukki 40 Ettumanoor 51,129 27.8 1,829 Kottayam 41 Perinthalmanna 49,723 34.41 1,445 Malappuram 42 Karunagappalli 49,604 18.65 2,660 Kollam 43 Chalakudy 49,525 25.23 1,963 Thrissur 44 Payyoli 49,470 22.34 2,214 Kozhikode 45 Koduvally 48,687 23.85 2,041 Kozhikode 46 Mananthavady 47,974 80.10 599 Wayanad 47 Changanassery 47,685 13.50 3,532 Kottayam 48 Mattanur 47,078 54.32 867 Kannur 49 Punalur 46,659 34.45 1,354 Kollam 50 Nilambur 46,366 30.79 1,506 Malappuram 51 Cherthala 45,827 16.19 2,831 Alappuzha 52 Sultan Bathery 45,417 102.24 444 Wayanad 53 Maradu 44,704 12.35 3,620 Ernakulam 54 Kottakkal 44,382 20.45 2,170 Malappuram 55 Taliparamba 44,247 18.96 2,334 Kannur 56 Shornur 43,528 32.34 1,346 Palakkad 57 Pandalam 42,793 28.42 1,506 Pathanamthitta 58 Kattappana 42,646 52.77 808 Idukki 59 Cherpulassery 41,267 32.00 1,290 Palakkad 60 Mukkam 40,670 31.20 1,304 Kozhikode 61 Iritty 40,369 45.84 881 Kannur 62 Valanchery 40,318 21.90 1,841 Malappuram 63 Varkala 40,048 15.42 2,597 Thiruvananthapuram 64 Nileshwaram 39,752 26.23 1,515 Kasaragod 65 Chavakkad 39,095 12.41 3,150 Thrissur 66 Kothamangalam 38,837 40.04 970 Ernakulam 67 Pathanamthitta 37,545 23.50 1,598 Pathanamthitta 68 Attingal 37,382 16.87 2,216 Thiruvananthapuram 69 Paravur 37,245 16.19 2,300 Kollam 70 Ramanattukara 35,937 11.70 3,072 Kozhikode 71 Mannarkkad 34,839 33.01 1,055 Palakkad 72 Erattupetta 34,814 18.29 1,903 Kottayam 73 Sreekandapuram 33,489 69 485 Kannur 74 Angamaly 33,465 20.45 1,633 Ernakulam 75 Chittur-Thathamangalam 32,298 14.71 2,196 Palakkad 76 Kalpetta 31,580 40.74 775 Wayanad 77 North Paravur 31,493 9.02 3,492 Ernakulam 78 Haripad 30,977 19.24 1,610 Alappuzha 79 Muvattupuzha 30,397 13.18 2,306 Ernakulam 80 Kottarakara 29,788 17.39 1,713 Kollam 81 Kuthuparamba 29,619 16.76 1,767 Kannur 82 Adoor 29,165 20.42 1,428 Pathanamthitta 83 Pattambi 28,632 15.84 1,808 Palakkad 84 Anthoor 28,218 24.12 1,170 Kannur 85 Perumbavoor 28,105 13.61 2,065 Ernakulam 86 Piravom 27,229 29.36 927 Ernakulam 87 Mavelikkara 26,421 12.65 2,089 Alappuzha 88 Eloor 25,297 11.21 2,257 Ernakulam 89 Chengannur 23,466 14.60 1,607 Alappuzha 90 Vaikom 23,245 8.73 2,663 Kottayam 91 Aluva 22,428 7.14 3,141 Ernakulam 92 Pala 22,056 16.06 1,373 Kottayam 93 Koothattukulam 17,523 23.18 756 Ernakulam
See also List of census towns in Kerala References