Districts of Kerala
Kerala comprises 14 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.
Administrative District Profiles (14)
All India Districts Directory →Alappuzha District
Alappuzha is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,127,789 (Census 2011).
Ernakulam District
Ernakulam is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 3,282,388 (Census 2011).
Idukki District
Idukki is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,108,974 (Census 2011).
Kannur District
Kannur is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 2,523,003 (Census 2011).
Kasaragod District
Kasaragod is a district of Kerala with 4 sub-districts and a population of 1,307,375 (Census 2011).
Kollam District
Kollam is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,635,375 (Census 2011).
Kottayam District
Kottayam is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,974,551 (Census 2011).
Kozhikode District
Kozhikode is a district of Kerala with 4 sub-districts.
Malappuram District
Malappuram is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 4,112,920 (Census 2011).
Palakkad District
Palakkad is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 2,809,934 (Census 2011).
Pathanamthitta District
Pathanamthitta is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,197,412 (Census 2011).
Thiruvananthapuram District
Thiruvananthapuram is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 3,301,427 (Census 2011).
Thrissur District
Thrissur is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 3,121,200 (Census 2011).
Wayanad District
Wayanad is a district of Kerala with 3 sub-districts and a population of 817,420 (Census 2011).
In Kerala, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.