# Malappuram metropolitan area

The Malappuram Metropolitan Area or Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Malappuram, Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. 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. 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. As of 2011, Malappuram metropolitan area has a literacy rate of 94.14%, which is higher than the national urban average of 85%.

## Constituents of the urban agglomeration

According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area comprises the following constituents:
| No. | Location | Type | Population (2011) |
| 1 | Malappuram | Municipal city | 68,127 |
| 2 | Manjeri | Municipality | 97,104 |
| 3 | Ponnani | Municipality | 90,491 |
| 4 | Kondotty | Municipality | 59,256 |
| 5 | Tirurangadi | Municipality | 56,632 |
| 6 | Tirur | Municipality | 56,058 |
| 7 | Kottakkal | Municipality | 44,382 |
| 8 | Valanchery | Municipality | 40,318 |
| 9 | Thennala | Census town | 56,546 |
| 10 | Moonniyur | Census town | 55,535 |
| 11 | Vengara | Census town | 48,600 |
| 12 | Tanalur | Census town | 47,976 |
| 13 | Pallikkal Bazar | Census town | 46,962 |
| 14 | Kodur | Census town | 45,459 |
| 15 | Abdu Rahiman Nagar | Census town | 41,993 |
| 16 | Kannamangalam | Census town | 41,260 |
| 17 | Triprangode | Census town | 41,167 |
| 18 | Nannambra | Census town | 40,543 |
| 19 | Othukkungal | Census town | 39,139 |
| 20 | Vazhayur | Census town | 36,909 |
| 21 | Parappur | Census town | 36,270 |
| 22 | Koottilangadi | Census town | 36,602 |
| 23 | Neduva | Census town | 35,996 |
| 24 | Thalakkad | Census town | 35,820 |
| 25 | Maranchery | Census town | 35,011 |
| 26 | Peruvallur | Census town | 34,941 |
| 27 | Chelembra | Census town | 34,149 |
| 28 | Alamkod | Census town | 33,918 |
| 29 | Edappal | Census town | 32,550 |
| 30 | Thenhipalam | Census town | 32,045 |
| 31 | Cheriyamundam | Census town | 31,212 |
| 32 | Irimbiliyam | Census town | 30,635 |
| 33 | Cherukavu | Census town | 30,126 |
| 34 | Oorakam | Census town | 29,157 |
| 35 | Perumanna | Census town | 27,278 |
| 36 | Kalady | Census town | 25,872 |
| 37 | Ponmundam | Census town | 25,855 |
| 38 | Kuttippuram | Census town | 25,750 |
| 39 | Tirunavaya | Census town | 24,790 |
| 40 | Ariyallur | Census town | 22,558 |
| 41 | Naduvattom | Census town | 21,273 |
| 42 | Puthanathani | Census town | 20,480 |

## Proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation

Malappuram is the only million-plus urban agglomeration (metropolitan area) of Kerala which has no municipal corporation within its limit. However, there is a demand to upgrade the Malappuram Municipality into a Municipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in Greater Malappuram region. The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises:
* Malappuram Municipality
* Manjeri Municipality
* Kottakkal Municipality
* Anakkayam Outgrowth
* Trikkalangode, a suburb village of Manjeri
* Koottilangadi, a suburb village of Malappuram
* Pookkottur, a suburb village of Malappuram
* Kodur, a suburb village of Malappuram
* Ponmala, a suburb village of Malappuram
* Othukkungal, an outgrowth of Malappuram
* Makkaraparamba

## Proposed Metro rail

Malappuram Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Malappuram metropolitan area, In 2025, The Malappuram District Body has also examined the feasibility of implementing a metro rail project for the Malappuram metropolitan area and its suburbs. Tirur Constituency Legislator Kurukkoli Moideen has submitted an initial report on a detailed feasibility study on the feasibility of implementing the project and presented a motion in the Kerala Assembly for this purpose