Better than India Average-
- 1.
- Palakkad is the 8th highest ranked in Malayalam Script out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate malyalam population compared to other cities.
- 2.
- The average Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 949. Palakkad is the 18th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a healthy ratio between men and women.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palakkad is the 25th highest ranked in No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022) . This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Palakkad is the 151st best ranked in Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) . This implies that the government has placed a greater emphasis on power distribution in this district compared to other districts.
- 5.
- Palakkad is the 72nd best ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.
- 6.
- The Average Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2021) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 25 . Palakkad is the 21st best ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.
Worse than India Average-
- 1.
- Palakkad is the 47th worst ranked in Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a poor distribution of LPG connections in this district compared to other districts.
- 2.
- The Average Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Palakkad is the 55th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palakkad is the 110th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2021) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palakkad is the 413th worst ranked in Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) .This implies that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.
- 5.
- Palakkad is the 413th highest ranked in Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that this district is not highly urbanized compared to other districts.
- 6.
- The Average Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 745. Palakkad is the 265th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district has less decentralized governance as compare to other districts.
Population:
130,955 | Population Rank:
312th
Area (KM2)
:
4,482 | Area Rank:
254th
| Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average- |
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| 1 | Malayalam Script | Language | 6112 | 8th | 8633 |
| 2 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 949 | 18th | 1382 |
| 3 | No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1121 | 25th | 1654 |
| 4 | No of Nurses(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 2012 | 25th | 4397 |
| 5 | No of District Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 25th | 3116 |
| 6 | No of Doctors(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1634 | 28th | 3153 |
| 7 | Number of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6311 | 30th | 1727 |
| 8 | Number of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1015 | 30th | 8283 |
| 9 | Literacy (%) | Language | 78 | 33rd | 7294 |
| 10 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 36th | 5397 |
| 11 | Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020) | Media | 5 | 39th | 4413 |
| 12 | Sanctioned Police Force Number(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 1416 | 40th | 6404 |
| 13 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 153026 | 41st | 5072 |
| 14 | No of Community Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 8 | 43rd | 8217 |
| 15 | No of Total Hospitals(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 57 | 50th | 5961 |
| 16 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 150461 | 51st | 1859 |
| 17 | Number of Banks(No, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 221 | 56th | 6436 |
| 18 | Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 22 | 59th | 3490 |
| 19 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15187 | 59th | 3531 |
| 20 | Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 10371 | 62nd | 8368 |
| 21 | No of Primary Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 45 | 66th | 6369 |
| 22 | Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 153607 | 71st | 7627 |
| 23 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 217194 | 72nd | 5518 |
| 24 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15292 | 72nd | 8029 |
| 25 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 28 | 75th | 3874 |
| 26 | Number of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 2447 | 78th | 3394 |
| 27 | Number of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 719 | 80th | 8396 |
| 28 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011) | Internet | 162759 | 81st | 6799 |
| 29 | Number of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 591 | 85th | 9480 |
| 30 | Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 188 | 85th | 3863 |
| 31 | Number of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 358 | 86th | 4850 |
| 32 | Number of towns(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 10 | 87th | 10569 |
| 33 | Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 20464 | 92nd | 3074 |
| 34 | Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 273858 | 96th | 9886 |
| 35 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 67856 | 97th | 5008 |
| 36 | Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011) | Work | 1159881 | 100th | 10326 |
| 37 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 38608 | 102nd | 6606 |
| 38 | Number of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 275 | 104th | 7003 |
| 39 | Number of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 93956 | 104th | 6939 |
| 40 | Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 169864 | 104th | 3029 |
| 41 | Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 8029 | 106th | 3604 |
| 42 | Number of households(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 318214 | 108th | 8053 |
| 43 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 510042 | 111th | 6074 |
| 44 | Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee) | Work | 760882 | 114th | 10704 |
| 45 | Number of Households with 1 married couple(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 223006 | 116th | 4199 |
| 46 | District Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1628690 | 118th | 1931 |
| 47 | Number of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6137 | 120th | 5423 |
| 48 | Number of Companies | Work | 1876 | 123rd | 5237 |
| 49 | Number of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 56 | 125th | 3513 |
| 50 | Number of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 42477 | 126th | 4530 |
| 51 | Number of State Government Jobs | Work | 25127 | 139th | 8405 |
| 52 | Number of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 49523 | 142nd | 1900 |
| 53 | Number of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 5379 | 143rd | 4875 |
| 54 | Number of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 250 | 143rd | 4891 |
| 55 | Urban Population(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 495956 | 147th | 5591 |
| 56 | Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 36696 | 154th | 3168 |
| 57 | % of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 4 | 155th | 7873 |
| 58 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 134 | 156th | 2145 |
| 59 | Script Pools Number < 30,000 | Language | 1 | 194th | 9697 |
| 60 | District Area (Sq Km) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 4275 | 254th | 5469 |
| 61 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 21 | 278th | 5337 |
| 62 | % of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 49 | 331st | 5096 |
| 63 | House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 84 | 333rd | 3818 |
|
Worse than India Average- |
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| 1 | Number of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 3877 | 2nd | 10362 |
| 2 | Urbanization(% , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24 | 3rd | 2531 |
| 3 | Tamil Script | Language | 23886 | 4th | 4342 |
| 4 | Number of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 36821 | 9th | 3632 |
| 5 | Number of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4706 | 9th | 4319 |
| 6 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023) | Internet | 80942 | 10th | 2470 |
| 7 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 153 | 19th | 9413 |
| 8 | Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 45441 | 23rd | 7929 |
| 9 | English Multilingual Population | Language | 50193 | 25th | 9244 |
| 10 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 55686 | 32nd | 2427 |
| 11 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | Education | 208496 | 34th | 9260 |
| 12 | Bank Credit(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 37411 | 38th | 7900 |
| 13 | Number of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1087 | 44th | 9839 |
| 14 | Number of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 9152 | 45th | 7459 |
| 15 | Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022) | Work | 62963 | 57th | 10678 |
| 16 | Number of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 654 | 72nd | 7654 |
| 17 | Govt Jobs % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 83rd | 3304 |
| 18 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 395157 | 88th | 9041 |
| 19 | AEGR (2011) (District) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1 | 94th | 7491 |
| 20 | Number of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 334 | 106th | 7147 |
| 21 | Kannada Script | Language | 23603 | 108th | 5414 |
| 22 | Telugu Script | Language | 39429 | 109th | 3383 |
| 23 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | Demography | 1023 | 120th | 1417 |
| 24 | Number of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 2 | 126th | 8270 |
| 25 | Number of of Schools(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 1937 | 129th | 6245 |
| 26 | Formal Jobs % Working Pop(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 129th | 9066 |
| 27 | HQ Mother Tongue Population | Language | 254303 | 139th | 4823 |
| 28 | City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 271329 | 140th | 10262 |
| 29 | Number of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4172 | 140th | 1919 |
| 30 | Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 344 | 140th | 7894 |
| 31 | No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023) | Wealth | 1 | 142nd | 1444 |
| 32 | Number of Universities(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1 | 145th | 6852 |
| 33 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 1378 | 150th | 4678 |
| 34 | Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018) | Work | 2531 | 150th | 5682 |
| 35 | Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, ) | Work | 816 | 150th | 1240 |
| 36 | City(DHQ) Pop 2023 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 342233 | 164th | 8831 |
| 37 | Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023) | Internet | 593683 | 207th | 10251 |
| 38 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 51 | 236th | 9963 |
| 39 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI Aug 2023) | Internet | 165 | 239th | 3891 |
| 40 | Number of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011) | Education | 136937 | 240th | 9589 |
| 41 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 43 | 248th | 10095 |
| 42 | Number of Inhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 747 | 264th | 7006 |
| 43 | Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011) | Government | 745 | 265th | 8309 |
| 44 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | Language | 33190 | 310th | 10037 |
| 45 | Marathi Script | Language | 27903 | 324th | 10638 |
| 46 | Odia Script | Language | 5442 | 350th | 5115 |
| 47 | Latin Script (English) | Language | 2647 | 378th | 6329 |
| 48 | Gujarati Script | Language | 25953 | 390th | 5137 |
| 49 | Assamese Script | Language | 3229 | 403rd | 9543 |
| 50 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 19 | 413th | 1254 |
| 51 | Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022) | Work | 16177 | 413th | 3822 |
| 52 | Bengali Script | Language | 13153 | 464th | 2436 |
| 53 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | Language | 137058 | 551st | 2754 |
Population:
130,955 | Population
Rank:
312th
Area
(KM2)
:
4,482 | Area Rank:
254th
| Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average- |
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| 1 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source away from premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 55109 | 3rd | 7783 |
| 2 | Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 25 | 21st | 8220 |
| 3 | Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) | Government | 1 | 72nd | 8806 |
| 4 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 96366 | 132nd | 4584 |
| 5 | Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 9542 | 143rd | 8175 |
| 6 | Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 1492 | 151st | 7533 |
| 7 | Number of Households that use coal/charcoal as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 4517 | 172nd | 5246 |
| 8 | Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 27640 | 185th | 1563 |
| 9 | Number of Households that use cowdung cake as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24839 | 311th | 7793 |
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Worse than India Average- |
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| 1 | Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 152998 | 47th | 3649 |
| 2 | Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 2801 | 55th | 6338 |
| 3 | Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 267 | 110th | 8995 |
| 4 | Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) | Government | 1 | 129th | 5061 |
| 5 | Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 25 | 162nd | 4231 |