Kozhikode District

Kerala

Kozhikode district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Kozhikode. It covers 2,344 sq km and had a population of 30,86,293 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,318 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kozhikode
Area
2,344 sq km
Population
30.86 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,318 /km²
Literacy Rate
95.08%
Sex Ratio
1,098
per 1,000 males
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Kozhikode District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kozhikode district.

Total Population
30.86 Lakh
Male Population
14.71 Lakh
Female Population
16.15 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
20.65 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
15,200
Literacy Rate
95.08%
Population Density
1,318 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,098
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 97.21%Female literacy 93.16%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kozhikode district.

4
Tehsils
12
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
70
Gram Panchayats
118
Villages
Headquarters
Kozhikode
Languages
Malayalam, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.25° N, 75.78° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kozhikode

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kozhikode

Constituency No. 5 · General
Primary
M. K. Raghavan
M. K. Raghavan
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Balussery
  • Elathur
  • Kozhikode North
  • Kozhikode South
  • Beypore
  • Kunnamangalam
  • Koduvally
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kozhikode

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Balussery
No. 25 · Kozhikode
KD
K. M. Sachin Dev
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Elathur
No. 26 · Kozhikode
AS
A. K. Saseendran
Nationalist Congress Party
MLA
Kozhikode North
No. 27 · Kozhikode
TR
Thottathil Raveendran
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kozhikode South
No. 28 · Kozhikode
AD
Ahamed Devarkovil
Indian Union Muslim League
MLA
Beypore
No. 29 · Kozhikode
PR
P. A. Mohamed Riyas
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kunnamangalam
No. 30 · Kozhikode
PR
P. T. A. Rahim
Independent (LDF)
MLA
Koduvally
No. 31 · Kozhikode
MM
M. K. Muneer
Indian Union Muslim League
MLA
Thiruvambady
No. 32
LJ
Linto Joseph
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA

Your Representatives from Kozhikode

(9)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kozhikode district.

  • M. K. Raghavan
    M. K. Raghavan
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Kozhikode · No. 5
  • KD
    K. M. Sachin Dev
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Balussery · No. 25
  • AS
    A. K. Saseendran
    Nationalist Congress Party
    MLA
    Elathur · No. 26
  • TR
    Thottathil Raveendran
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kozhikode North · No. 27
  • AD
    Ahamed Devarkovil
    Indian Union Muslim League
    MLA
    Kozhikode South · No. 28
  • PR
    P. A. Mohamed Riyas
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Beypore · No. 29
  • PR
    P. T. A. Rahim
    Independent (LDF)
    MLA
    Kunnamangalam · No. 30
  • MM
    M. K. Muneer
    Indian Union Muslim League
    MLA
    Koduvally · No. 31
  • LJ
    Linto Joseph
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Thiruvambady · No. 32

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kozhikode · No. 5

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCM. K. Raghavan
    Votes 5,20,421Vote share 47.74%Margin 1,46,176
    1. 1. M. K. Raghavan · INC5,20,421 (47.74%)
    2. 2. Elamaram Kareem · CPI(M)3,74,245 (34.33%)
    3. 3. M. T. Ramesh · BJP1,80,666 (16.57%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCM. K. Raghavan
    Votes 4,93,444Vote share 45.85%Margin 85,225
    1. 1. M. K. Raghavan · INC4,93,444 (45.85%)
    2. 2. A. Pradeep Kumar · CPI(M)4,08,219 (37.93%)
    3. 3. Prakash Babu · BJP1,61,216 (14.98%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCM. K. Raghavan
    Votes 3,97,615Vote share 42.16%Margin 16,883
    1. 1. M. K. Raghavan · INC3,97,615 (42.16%)
    2. 2. A. Vijayaraghavan · CPI(M)3,80,732 (40.37%)
    3. 3. C. K. Padmanabhan · BJP1,15,760 (12.28%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Kozhikode
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 5
8 Assembly
No. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

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Kozhikode District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Kozhikode
Area
2,344 sq km
Population
30.86 Lakh
Population density
1,318 per km²
Sex ratio
1,098 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
95.08%
Languages
Malayalam, English
Tehsils
4
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
70
Villages
118
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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