Thrissur District

Kerala

Thrissur district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Thrissur. It covers 3,032 sq km and had a population of 31,21,200 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,030 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 13 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Thrissur
Area
3,032 sq km
Population
31.21 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,030 /km²
Literacy Rate
95.08%
Sex Ratio
1,108
per 1,000 males
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Thrissur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Thrissur district.

Total Population
31.21 Lakh
Male Population
14.81 Lakh
Female Population
16.40 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
21.00 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.41 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
8,200
Literacy Rate
95.08%
Population Density
1,030 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,108
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 96.78%Female literacy 93.56%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Thrissur district.

7
Tehsils
16
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
86
Gram Panchayats
254
Villages
Headquarters
Thrissur
Languages
Malayalam, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
10.52° N, 76.21° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Thrissur

(1)

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

Thrissur

Constituency No. 10 · General
Primary
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Chelakkara
  • Kunnamkulam
  • Guruvayoor
  • Manalur
  • Wadakkanchery
  • Ollur
  • Thrissur
  • Nattika
  • Kaipamangalam
  • Irinjalakuda
  • Puthukkad
  • Chalakudy
  • Kodungallur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Thrissur

(13)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Kunnamkulam
No. 62 · Thrissur
AM
A. C. Moideen
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Guruvayoor
No. 63 · Thrissur
NA
N. K. Akbar
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Manalur
No. 64 · Thrissur
MP
Murali Perunelly
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Wadakkanchery
No. 65 · Thrissur
XC
Xavier Chittilappilly
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Ollur
No. 66 · Thrissur
KR
K. Rajan
Communist Party of India
MLA
Thrissur
No. 67 · Thrissur
PB
P. Balachandran
Communist Party of India
MLA
Nattika
No. 68 · Thrissur
CM
C. C. Mukundan
Communist Party of India
MLA
Kaipamangalam
No. 69 · Thrissur
ET
E. T. Tyson
Communist Party of India
MLA
Irinjalakuda
No. 70 · Thrissur
RB
R. Bindu
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Puthukkad
No. 71 · Thrissur
KR
K. K. Ramachandran
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Chalakudy
No. 72 · Thrissur
SJ
Saneesh Kumar Joseph
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kodungallur
No. 73 · Thrissur
VK
V. R. Sunil Kumar
Communist Party of India
MLA

Your Representatives from Thrissur

(14)

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

  • Suresh Gopi
    Suresh Gopi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Thrissur · No. 10
  • K. Radhakrishnan
    K. Radhakrishnan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Chelakkara · No. 61
  • AM
    A. C. Moideen
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kunnamkulam · No. 62
  • NA
    N. K. Akbar
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Guruvayoor · No. 63
  • MP
    Murali Perunelly
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Manalur · No. 64
  • XC
    Xavier Chittilappilly
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Wadakkanchery · No. 65
  • KR
    K. Rajan
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Ollur · No. 66
  • PB
    P. Balachandran
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Thrissur · No. 67
  • CM
    C. C. Mukundan
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Nattika · No. 68
  • ET
    E. T. Tyson
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Kaipamangalam · No. 69
  • RB
    R. Bindu
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Irinjalakuda · No. 70
  • KR
    K. K. Ramachandran
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Puthukkad · No. 71
  • SJ
    Saneesh Kumar Joseph
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Chalakudy · No. 72
  • VK
    V. R. Sunil Kumar
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Kodungallur · No. 73

Election History

Lok Sabha

Thrissur · No. 10

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSuresh Gopi
    Votes 4,12,338Vote share 37.8%Margin 74,686
    1. 1. Suresh Gopi · BJP4,12,338 (37.8%)
    2. 2. V. S. Sunil Kumar · CPI3,37,652 (30.95%)
    3. 3. K. Muraleedharan · INC3,28,124 (30.08%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCT. N. Prathapan
    Votes 4,15,089Vote share 39.83%Margin 93,633
    1. 1. T. N. Prathapan · INC4,15,089 (39.83%)
    2. 2. Rajaji Mathew Thomas · CPI3,21,456 (30.85%)
    3. 3. Suresh Gopi · BJP2,93,822 (28.2%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaCPIC. N. Jayadevan
    Votes 3,89,209Vote share 42.27%Margin 38,227
    1. 1. C. N. Jayadevan · CPI3,89,209 (42.27%)
    2. 2. K. P. Dhanapalan · INC3,50,982 (38.12%)
    3. 3. K. P. Sreesan · BJP1,02,681 (11.15%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Thrissur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 10
13 Assembly
No. 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73

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Thrissur District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Thrissur
Area
3,032 sq km
Population
31.21 Lakh
Population density
1,030 per km²
Sex ratio
1,108 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
95.08%
Languages
Malayalam, English
Tehsils
7
Blocks
16
Gram panchayats
86
Villages
254
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
13
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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