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Urban agglomeration · final Census 2011

Thrissur population.
Census 2011 urban profile.

A source-defined population profile for market researchers, data enthusiasts and visitors seeking context.

Final Census 2011 count18.61 lakh18,61,269 people · urban agglomerationOriginal Census A-04(I) table ↗
This boundary matters. Thrissur UA includes municipalities such as Kunnamkulam, Guruvayoor, Chavakkad and Irinjalakuda as well as Thrissur corporation. The population describes this residential grouping and does not measure visits to any of these places.

The original urban-unit count by sex

Census 2011 unitPeopleMalesFemales
Thrissur U.A. · Urban agglomeration18,61,2698,79,6439,81,626

Official A-04(I) table · Census 2011 A-04(I), sheet 'CLASS I', source rank 21; main-unit heading row 4302; 2011 row 4313, G4313 (Persons), J4313 (Males), K4313 (Females).. Published source sex classifications are retained.

Explore the related PCA urban unit

Thrissur (M Corp.) has a separate Primary Census Abstract profile, including households, children, literacy, social categories and worker details. Its count is 315,957 people in 2011. Use its source-defined boundary; it is not a replacement for the urban unit displayed above.

PCA town code 803280 · Municipal corporation. Original PCA source.

Open Thrissur (M Corp.) demographic profile

The population in context

The official Class I urban table records 18,61,269 people for Thrissur U.A. in 2011. It ranks 21 among the main urban agglomeration and standalone-city totals in that table. We keep the main total and do not add its constituent places again.

The source classifies this unit as urban agglomeration. The figure belongs to the 2011 boundary and reference year. It should not be relabelled as Thrissur’s population today.

Source rank21
Geographic unitUrban agglomeration
State / UT connection todayKerala
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