List of districts in Kerala

Table columns:
Code[1]
District
Headquarters[2]
Established[3]
Subdivisions
Population (2011)[2]
Area[4]
Population Density (2011)
District Collector

Table rows:
cells: AL
Alappuzha
Alappuzha
000000001957-08-17-000017 Aug 1957[5]
6 Taluks[5] Ambalapuzha (Alappuzha) Chengannur Cherthala Karthikappally (Haripad) Kuttanad (Mankombu) Mavelikkara
2,121,943
1,414 km2 (546 sq mi)
1,501/km2 (3,890/sq mi)
Veena Madhavan
cells: ER
Ernakulam
Kakkanad
000000001958-04-01-00001 Apr 1958[6]
7 Taluks[7] Aluva Kanayannur (Ernakulam) Kochi (Fort Kochi) Kothamangalam Kunnathunad (Perumbavoor) Muvattupuzha North Paravur
3,279,860
3,068 km2 (1,185 sq mi)
1,069/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
Mohammed Y. Safirulla K.
cells: ID
Idukki
Painavu
000000001972-01-26-000026 Jan 1972[8][9]
5 Taluks Devikulam Peermade Udumbanchola (Nedumkandam) Idukki (Painavu) Thodupuzha
1,107,453
4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi)
254/km2 (660/sq mi)
G. R. Gokul
cells: KN
Kannur
Kannur
000000001957-01-01-00001 Jan 1957[10]
4 Taluks[10] Thalassery Iritty Kannur Thalipparamba
2,525,637
2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi)
852/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Mir Mohammed Ali
cells: KS
Kasaragod
Kasaragod
000000001984-05-24-000024 May 1984[11][12]
4 Taluks[13] Manjeshwaram(Uppala) Kasaragod Vellarikundu Hosdurg
1,302,600
1,992 km2 (769 sq mi)
654/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Jeevan Babu
cells: KL
Kollam
Kollam
000000001956-11-01-00001 Nov 1956[14] ( 1 July 1949)[15][16]
6 Taluks[17] Kollam (Paravur, Chathannoor) Karunagappally Kunnathur (Sasthamkotta) Kottarakkara Punalur Pathanapuram
2,629,703
2,491 km2 (962 sq mi)
1,056/km2 (2,740/sq mi)
T. Mithra
cells: KT
Kottayam
Kottayam
000000001956-11-01-00001 Nov 1956[18] ( )[15]
5 Taluks[19] Changanasserry Kanjirappally Kottayam Vaikom Meenachil (Palai)
1,979,384
2,208 km2 (853 sq mi)
896/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
C. A. Latha
cells: KZ
Kozhikode
Kozhikode
000000001957-01-01-00001 Jan 1957[20]
4 Taluks[21] Kozhikode Thamarassery Koyilandy Vatakara
3,089,543
2,344 km2 (905 sq mi)
1,318/km2 (3,410/sq mi)
N. Prasanth
cells: MA
Malappuram
Malappuram
000000001969-06-16-000016 Jun 1969[22]
7 Taluks[22] Nilambur Manjeri (Eranad) Kondotty Perinthalmanna Ponnani Tirur Tirurangadi
4,110,956
3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
1,158/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
A. Shainamol
cells: PL
Palakkad
Palakkad
000000001957-01-01-00001 Jan 1957[23]
6 Taluks[24] Alathur Chittur Palakkad Pattambi Ottappalam Mannarkkad
2,810,892
4,480 km2 (1,730 sq mi)
627/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
P. Marykutty
cells: PT
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta
000000001982-11-01-00001 Nov 1982[25][26]
6 Taluks[27] Adoor Konni Kozhencherry (Pathanamthitta) Ranni Mallappally Thiruvalla
1,195,537
2,637 km2 (1,018 sq mi)
453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
R. Girija
cells: TV
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
000000001956-11-01-00001 Nov 1956[15][28]
6 Taluks Neyyattinkara Kattakada Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Chirayinkeezhu (Attingal) Varkala
3,307,284
2,192 km2 (846 sq mi)
1,509/km2 (3,910/sq mi)
Venkatesapathy S.
cells: TS
Thrissur
Thrissur
000000001956-11-01-00001 Nov 1956[29] (1 Jul 1949)[15]
6 Taluks[29] Kodungallur Mukundapuram (Irinjalakuda) Chalakudy Chavakkad Thalapilly (Wadakkancheri) Thrissur
3,110,327
3,032 km2 (1,171 sq mi)
1,026/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Dr. A. Kowsigan
cells: WA
Wayanad
Kalpetta
000000001980-11-01-00001 Nov 1980[30]
3 Taluks[30] Mananthavady Sultan Battery Vythiri (Kalpetta)
816,558
2,131 km2 (823 sq mi)
383/km2 (990/sq mi)
B. S. Thirumeni
cells: Total
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33,387,677
38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi)
859.11/km2 (2,225.1/sq mi)
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Questions about this table:
originalText: which one is the largest district in kerala
answer: answerTexts: Palakkad