Kozhikode metropolitan area
Kozhikode metropolitan area or Calicut urban agglomeration or Kozhikode urban agglomeration is the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India and 2nd largest in Kerala after the Kochi Metropolitan Area according to the 2011 Census of India. The Urban Agglomeration spans across 909.79 square kilometres of area encompassing a population of 2,028,399 (2.028 million).
Greater Kozhikode Metropolitan Area
Kozhikode urban agglomeration | |
|---|---|
Urban Agglomeration | |
| Nickname: City of Spices
Port City of Kerala | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode district |
| Government | |
| • Body | Corporation of Kozhikode |
| Area | |
| • Total | 909.79 km2 (351.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,028,399 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0495 and 0496 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-11, KL-18, KL-56, KL-57, KL-76, KL-77,KL-85 |
| Nearest city | Kozhikode |
| Sex ratio | 1102 |
| Literacy | 95.42 |
The area constituted on the basis of census data 2011, consists of Corporation of Kozhikode and the municipalities of Vatakara, Koyilandy, Ramanattukara, Feroke, Payyoli, Koduvally, Mukkam .
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