Malappuram metropolitan area | |
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        Clockwise from top: Malappuram DownHill, Ponnani Harbour, Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge, Kottakkunnu Park, Payyanad stadium, Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam, Karipur International Airport, University of Calicut, , Ponnani harbour | |
 Malappuram metropolitan area | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Area | |
| • Total | 858 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,729,522 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10, KL-55, KL-84, KL-65,KL-53,KL-54 |
| Nearest city | Malappuram,Manjeri |
| Sex ratio | 1102 ♀/1000♂ |
| Literacy | 94.14% |
The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[3] It is the 25th 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.[2] 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.[4] As of 2011, Malappuram metropolitan area has a literacy rate of 94.14%, which is higher than the national urban average of 85%.
- ^ "Area and population of towns in Malappuram metropolitan area" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ a b "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Cities of India - statewise". www.govemployees.in.
- ^ "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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