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NationIndia
StateKerala
DistrictsKerala Districts
Administrative Level 3 • Districts Directory

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.

14 Profiled • 14 Total Notified

Administrative District Profiles (14)

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Alappuzha District

Alappuzha is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,127,789 (Census 2011).

Population21,27,789
Area1,415 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Alappuzha
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Central Zone Division

Ernakulam District

HQ: Kakkanad (Kochi)
KL 07

Ernakulam is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 3,282,388 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population32,82,388
Area3,063 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes682, 683
Kochi
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Idukki District

Idukki is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,108,974 (Census 2011).

Population11,08,974
Area4,356 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kannur District

Kannur is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 2,523,003 (Census 2011).

Population25,23,003
Area2,961 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kasaragod District

Kasaragod is a district of Kerala with 4 sub-districts and a population of 1,307,375 (Census 2011).

Population13,07,375
Area1,989 km²
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kollam District

Kollam is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 2,635,375 (Census 2011).

Population26,35,375
Area2,483 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Kollam
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Kottayam District

Kottayam is a district of Kerala with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,974,551 (Census 2011).

Population19,74,551
Area2,206 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kozhikode District

Kozhikode is a district of Kerala with 4 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Kozhikode
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Malappuram District

Malappuram is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 4,112,920 (Census 2011).

Population41,12,920
Area3,554 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Palakkad District

Palakkad is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 2,809,934 (Census 2011).

Population28,09,934
Area4,482 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Palakkad
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Pathanamthitta District

Pathanamthitta is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,197,412 (Census 2011).

Population11,97,412
Area2,652 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
South Zone Division

Thiruvananthapuram District

HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
KL 01

Thiruvananthapuram is a district of Kerala with 6 sub-districts and a population of 3,301,427 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population33,01,427
Area2,189 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes695
Thiruvananthapuram
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Thrissur District

Thrissur is a district of Kerala with 7 sub-districts and a population of 3,121,200 (Census 2011).

Population31,21,200
Area3,027 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Thrissur
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Wayanad District

Wayanad is a district of Kerala with 3 sub-districts and a population of 817,420 (Census 2011).

Population8,17,420
Area2,130 km²
Sub-districts3 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
District Administration Hierarchy in Kerala

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.