District/Taluk (Source 2001 census)

Total/
Rural/
Urban

Population

Literates

Person

Male

Female

Person

Male

Female

Malappuram District

T

3,629,640

1,759,479

1,870,161

2,745,389

1,363,647

1,381,751

R

3,273,657

1,586,791

1,686,866

2,465,937

1,224,864

1,241,073

U

355,983

172,688

183,295

279,461

138,783

140,678

Ernad Taluk

T

781,523

386,036

395,487

607,748

309,571

298,177

R

611,159

302,367

308,792

471,723

241,616

230,107

U

170,364

83,669

86,695

136,025

67,955

68,070

Nilambur Taluk

T

509,404

246,744

262,660

358,134

179,167

178,967

R

509,404

246,744

262,660

358,134

179,167

178,967

U

-

-

-

-

-

-

Perinthalmanna Taluk

T

535,113

261,747

273,366

401,816

191,922

209,894

R

490,500

240,250

250,250

365,838

174,299

191,539

U

44,613

21,497

23,116

35,978

17,623

18,355

Tirur Taluk

T

834,762

398,492

436,270

635,939

313,254

322,685

R

781,112

372,589

408,523

593,143

292,199

300,944

U

53,650

25,903

27,747

42,796

21,055

21,741

Tirurangadi Taluk

T

619,379

300,373

319,006

472,941

237,575

235,366

R

619,379

300,373

319,006

472,941

237,575

235,366

U

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ponnani Taluk

T

349,459

166,087

183,372

268,820

132,158

136,662

R

262,103

124,468

137,635

204,158

100,008

104,150

U

87,356

41,619

45,737

64,662

32,150

32,512