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Religion in Kerala (2011 Official Census)[1]

  Hinduism (54.72%)
  Islam (26.56%)
  Christianity (18.38%)
  Other or No religion (0.33%)
Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple.
A rebuilt structure of the old Cheraman Juma Mosque
St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Piravom of Syrian Christians.
Paradesi Synagogue in 1344 AD.
Map showing the geographical distributions of temples, mosques and churches in Kerala

Kerala has a reputation of being, communally, one of the most religiously diverse states in India. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.73% of Kerala's population are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.33% follow other religions or have no religion.[2] Various tribal people in Kerala have retained the religious beliefs of their ancestors.[3][4] In comparison with the rest of India, Kerala experiences relatively little sectarianism.[5]

Hindus represent the biggest religious group in all districts except Malappuram, where they are outnumbered by Muslims.[3] In 2018, 43.80% of the total reported births in the state were to Muslims, 41.61% to Hindus, 14.31% to Christians and 0.25% to others, according to the vital statistics published by the Government of Kerala.[4]

Vavu Bali ceremony honoring the deceased in the Malayalam month of Karkadakam

Hinduism

Vadakkunnathan Temple dedicated to Shiva at Thrissur
Main article: Hinduism in Kerala

Several saints and movements existed. Adi Shankara was a Hindu philosopher who contributed to Hinduism and propagated philosophy of Advaita. He was instrumental in establishing four mathas at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri and Jyotirmath. Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri was another Brahmin religious figure who composed Narayaniyam, a collection of verses in praise of Krishna.

Some of the most notable temples are:Thrissur Vadakkunnathan Temple, Guruvayur Temple, Thriprayar Temple, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple, Chottanikkara Temple, Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple, Chettikulangara Devi Temple, Mannarasala Temple, Chakkulathukavu Temple, Thiruvalla Sreevallabha Temple, Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Parumala Panayannarkavu Temple, Sree Poornathrayesa Temple, Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Trikkur Mahadeva Temple, Manalarkavu Devi Temple and Rajarajeshwara Temple. Temples in Kerala follow elaborate rituals and traditionally only priests from the Nambudiri caste could be appointed as priests in major temples. But in 2017 as per the state government's decision, the priests from the historically backward caste communities are now being appointed as priests.

Malayali Hindus have unique ceremonies such as Chorunu (first feeding of rice to a child) and Vidyāraṃbhaṃ.[6]

Islam

See also: Muslims of Kerala
  • Islam is the second largest practised religion in Kerala (26.56%) next to Hinduism.[7] The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472.[8][9]
  • Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow the Shāfiʿī School (Sunni Islam), followed by Salafi movement.[10]
  • Muslims in Kerala share a common language (Malayalam) with the rest of the non-Muslim population and have a culture commonly regarded as the Malayali culture.[11]
  • A number of different communities, some of them having distant ethnic roots, exist as status groups in Kerala.[12]

History

Ancient Silk Road map showing the then trade routes. The spice trade was mainly along the water routes (blue).
Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st century CE)
Shafiʽi school (shaded in dark blue) is the most-prominent school among the Muslims of Kerala, coastal Karnataka, southern Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka unlike from rest of South Asia
Cheraman Juma Masjid at Kodungallur, Thrissur

Kerala has been a major spice exporter since 3000 BCE, according to Sumerian records and it is still referred to as the "Garden of Spices" or as the "Spice Garden of India".[13][14]: 79  Kerala's spices attracted ancient Arabs, Babylonians, Assyrians and Egyptians to the Malabar Coast in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. Phoenicians established trade with Kerala during this period.[15] Arabs and Phoenicians were the first to enter Malabar Coast to trade Spices.[15] The Arabs on the coasts of Yemen, Oman, and the Persian Gulf, must have made the first long voyage to Kerala and other eastern countries.[15] They must have brought the Cinnamon of Kerala to the Middle East.[15] The Greek historian Herodotus (5th century BCE) records that in his time the cinnamon spice industry was monopolized by the Egyptians and the Phoenicians.[15]

Islam arrived in Kerala, a part of the larger Indian Ocean rim, via spice and silk traders from the Middle East. Historians do not rule out the possibility of Islam being introduced to Kerala as early as the seventh century CE.[16][17] Notable has been the occurrence of Cheraman Perumal Tajuddin, the Hindu King that moved to Arabia to meet the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and converted to Islam.[18][19][20] Kerala Muslims are generally referred to as the Mappilas. Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala.[12][21] According to the Legend of Cheraman Perumals, the first Indian mosque was built in 624 AD at Kodungallur with the mandate of the last the ruler (the Cheraman Perumal) of Chera dynasty, who converted to Islam during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (c. 570–632).[22][23][24][25] According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad, the Masjids at Kodungallur, Kollam, Madayi, Barkur, Mangalore, Kasaragod, Kannur, Dharmadam, Panthalayini, and Chaliyam, were built during the era of Malik Dinar, and they are among the oldest Masjids in Indian Subcontinent.[26] It is believed that Malik Dinar was died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town.[27] According to popular tradition, Islam was brought to Lakshadweep islands, situated just to the west of Malabar Coast, by Ubaidullah in 661 CE. His grave is believed to be located on the island of Andrott.[28] A few Umayyad (661–750 AD) coins were discovered from Kothamangalam in the eastern part of Ernakulam district.[29]

The known earliest mention about Muslims of Kerala is in the Quilon Syrian copper plates of 9th century CE, granted by the ruler of Kollam.[30] A number of foreign accounts have mentioned about the presence of considerable Muslim population in the Malabar Coast. Arab writers such as Al-Masudi of Baghdad (896–956 AD), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1165 AD), Abulfeda (1273-1331 AD), and Al-Dimashqi (1256-1327 AD) mention the Muslim communities in Kerala.[31] Some historians assume that the Mappilas can be considered as the first native, settled Muslim community in South Asia.[24][32] Al-Biruni (973–1048 CE) appears to be the first writer to call Malabar Coast as Malabar.[33] Authors such as Ibn Khordadbeh and Al-Baladhuri mention Malabar ports in their works.[34] The Arab writers had called this place Malibar, Manibar, Mulibar, and Munibar. Malabar is reminiscent of the word Malanad which means the land of hills.[35] According to William Logan, the word Malabar comes from a combination of the Malayalam word Mala (hill) and the Persian/Arabic word Barr (country/continent).[35] The Kodungallur Mosque, has a granite foundation exhibiting 11th-12th century architectural style.[34] The Arabic inscription on a copper slab within the Madayi Mosque in Kannur records its foundation year as 1124 CE.[36][29][34]

The Muslims were a major financial power to be reckoned with in the old kingdoms of Kerala and had great political influence in the Hindu royal courts.[37][38] Travellers have recorded the considerably huge presence of Muslim merchants and settlements of sojourning traders in most of the ports of Kerala.[39] Immigration, intermarriage and missionary activity/conversion — secured by the common interest in the spice trade — helped in this development.[40][41] Muslim merchant magnates owning ships, spread their shipping and trading business interests across the Indian Ocean.[41][40] The Koyilandy Jumu'ah Mosque contains an Old Malayalam inscription written in a mixture of Vatteluttu and Grantha scripts which dates back to 10th century CE.[42] It is a rare surviving document recording patronage by a Hindu king (Bhaskara Ravi) to the Muslims of Kerala.[42] A 13th century granite inscription, written in a mixture of Old Malayalam and Arabic, at Muchundi Mosque in Kozhikode mentions a donation by the king to the mosque.[43]

The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah (14th century) has recorded the considerably huge presence of Muslim merchants and settlements of sojourning traders in most of the ports of Kerala.[9] By the early decades of the 14th century, travellers speak of Calicut (Kozhikode) as the major port city in Kerala.[41] Some of the important administrative positions in the kingdom of Zamorin of Calicut, such as that of the port commissioner, were held by Muslims.[44] The port commissioner, the Shah Bandar, represented commercial interests of the Muslim merchants. In his account, Ibn Battutah mentions Shah Bandars in Calicut as well as Quilon (Ibrahim Shah Bandar and Muhammed Shah Bandar).[9][44] The Ali Rajas of Arakkal kingdom, based at Kannur, ruled the Lakshadweep Islands.[33] Arabs had the monopoly of trade in Malabar Coast and Indian Ocean until the Portuguese Age of Discovery.[33]

The arrival of the Portuguese traders in Malabar Coast in the late 15th century checked the then well-established and wealthy Muslim community's progress.[45] Following the discovery of sea route from Europe to Malabar in 1498, the Portuguese began to expand their territories and ruled the seas between Ormus and the Malabar Coast and south to Ceylon.[46][47] The Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen written by Zainuddin Makhdoom II (born around 1532) of Ponnani during 16th-century CE is the first-ever known book fully based on the history of Kerala, written by a Keralite. It is written in Arabic and contains pieces of information about the resistance put up by the navy of Kunjali Marakkar alongside the Zamorin of Calicut from 1498 to 1583 against Portuguese attempts to colonize Malabar coast.[48] It was first printed and published in Lisbon. A copy of this edition has been preserved in the library of Al-Azhar University, Cairo.[49][50][51] Tuhfatul Mujahideen also describes the history of Mappila Muslim community of Kerala as well as the general condition of Malabar Coast in the 16th century CE.[49] With the end of Portuguese era, Arabs lost their monopoly of trade in Malabar Coast.[33] By the mid-18th century the majority of the Muslims of Kerala became landless labourers, poor fishermen and petty traders, and the community was in "a psychological retreat".[45] The subsequent partisan rule of English East India Company authorities brought the land-less Muslim peasants of Malabar District into a condition of destitution, and this led to a series of uprisings (against the Hindu landlords and British administration). The series of violence eventually exploded as the infamous Mappila Uprising (1921–22).[45][11]

A large number of Muslims of Kerala found extensive employment in the Persian Gulf countries in the following years (c. 1970s). This widespread participation in the "Gulf Rush" produced huge economic and social benefits for the community. Great influx funds from the earnings of the employed followed. Issues such as widespread poverty, unemployment and educational backwardness began to change.[39]

Politics

Distribution of Muslims in Kerala - District-wise.

Politically, the Muslims in Kerala have exhibited more unanimity than any other major communities in modern Kerala.[52]

Judaism

Judaism arrived in Kerala with spice traders, possibly as early as the 7th century BC.[53] There is no consensus of opinion on the date of the arrival of the first Jews in India. The tradition of the Cochin Jews maintains that after 72 AD, after the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, 10,000 Jews migrated to Kerala.[53]

The only verifiable historical evidence about the Kerala Jews goes back only to the Jewish Copper Plate Grant of Bhaskara Ravi Varman in 1000 AD.[54] This document records the royal gift of rights and privileges to the Jewish Chief of Anjuvannam Joseph Rabban. Later in the 16th century many Jews from Portugal and Spain settled in Cochin. These Jews were called white Jews as opposed to the native black Jews.

The Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi

The Portuguese did not look favorably on the Jews. They destroyed the Jewish settlement in kodungallur and sacked the Jewish town in Cochin and partially destroyed the famous Cochin Synagogue in 1661. However, the Dutch were more tolerant and allowed the Jews to pursue their normal life and trade in Cochin. According to the testimony of the Dutch Jew, Mosss Pereya De Paiva, in 1686 there were 10 synagogues and nearly 500 Jewish families in Cochin. Later Britishers too were tolerant. The Jews were protected. After the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, most Jews decided to emigrate to Israel. Most of the emigrants to Israel between 1948 and 1955 were from the community of black Jews and brown Jews; they are known as Cochini in Israel. Since the 1960s, only a few hundred Jews (mostly white Jews) remained in Kerala with only two synagogues open for service: the Pardesi Synagogue in Matancherry built in 1567 and the synagogue in Parur.[citation needed]

Jainism

Main article: Jainism in Kerala
Marwari Jain Temple in Kochi

Jainism, one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence, has very small presence (0.01%) in Kerala, in south India. According to the 2011 India Census, Kerala only has around 4500 Jains, most of them in the city of Cochin and in Wynad district.

Medieval Jain inscriptions are mostly found on the borders of Kerala proper, such Wynad in north-east, Alathur in the Palghat Gap and Chitharal in Kanyakumari District. Epigraphical evidence suggests that the shrine at "Tirukkunavay", perhaps located near Cochin, was the major Jain temple in medieval Kerala (from c. 9th century CE). The so-called "Rules of the Tirukkunavay Temple" provided model and precedent for all other Jain temples of Kerala.[55] A number of images of Mahavira, Padmavati, and Parsvanatha have been recovered from Kerala.[55]

Some of the Jain temples in Kerala were taken over by the Hindus at a later stage. The temple images are worshiped as Hindu gods and considered as part of the Hindu pantheon. It is not uncommon for Hindus and Jains to worship their deities in the same temple.[55]

Christianity

Main article: Christianity in Kerala
Main article: Saint Thomas Christians
Relationship of the Nasrani groups.

Christianity is followed by 18.38% of the population of Kerala.[56] The Christianity in Kerala has long traditions from first century AD many of which is similar to the Malabari Jews,[57] the latter has settled in Kerala since the King Solomon.[58] According to tradition, Saint Thomas the Apostle visited Muziris in Kerala in the first century in 52 AD and proselytized some of the then settled Cochin Jewish families[59][60] and some Upper castes, they became the present "Mar Thoma Suriyani Nasrani" or Saint Thomas Syrian Christians.[61][62][63][64] According to Eusebius' record, Thomas and Bartholomew were assigned to Parthia in ancient India.[65] But at onset of an invasion Thomas is believed to have left northwest India traveled by vessel to the Malabar Coast, possibly visiting southeast Arabia and Socotra en route, and landing at the former flourishing port of Muziris (modern-day North Paravur and Kodungalloor).[60] According to Knanaya Christians, an endogamous ethnic group found among the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala, their existence in Kerala is traced back to the arrival of the Syrian merchant Thomas of Cana (Knāi Thoma) who led a migration of Syriac Christians (Jewish-Christians) from Mesopotamia to India in the 4th or 9th century.[66][67][68] The Knanaya claim descent from Thomas of Cana and those who came with him. The communities arrival was recorded on the Thomas of Cana copper plates which existed in Kerala until the 17th century after which point they were taken to Portugal by the Franciscan Order.[69][70][71] Before the arrival of Europeans in Kerala there were only Marthoma Nasranis also called as Malankara Syrian Christians due to its historical, religious, and liturgical connection to Syriac Christianity. Marthoma Nasranis remained as an independent group, and they got their bishops from Church of the East until the advent of Portuguese and British colonialists. The first Roman Catholic Diocese in India was founded at Quilon in the year 1329 with the Catalan Dominican friar Jordanus Catalani as first Bishop.[72] The caste system became prevalent in Kerala later than any other parts of India after fourth and fifth century AD. The Nasranis were given special status outside the Varna system. Like Brahmins they were allowed to sit in front of Kings, ride on horse or elephants, to collect taxes. The Marthoma Nasranis back then also has the role of pollution neutralizers i.e., if a lower caste person hand over a substance to a Nasrani and if he in turn gives it to an upper caste, say for example Brahmin, then there would be no pollution for that Brahmin.[73]

The arrival of Europeans in the 15th century and discontent with Portuguese interference in religious matters fomented schism into Catholic and Orthodox communities. Further schism and rearrangements led to the formation of the other Indian Churches. Latin Rite Christians has protracted over eleven centuries and the work of evangelization was revived by the western missionaries in the 13th century. Further schism and rearrangements led to the formation of the other Indian Churches. Anglo-Indian Christian communities formed around this time as Europeans and local Malayalis intermarried. Protestantism took a stronghold in Kerala with missionary activity during British rule.

The Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala belong to multiple churches and denominations including the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Syrian Church, Saint Thomas Anglicans, Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church, St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India, Pentecostalism and Neocharismatism.[74][75]

Around 61% of Christians in the state are Catholics and they are Latin Catholic Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.[76] Orthodox Communities are Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church. The Church of South India and Mar Thoma Syrian Church belong to the Anglican Communion. Major Pentecostal denominations in Kerala include the India Pentecostal Church of God, Assemblies of God in India, Church of God (Full Gospel) in India, and The Pentecostal Mission. There has also been a strong presence of other Protestant groups in Southern Kerala such as the Church of South India, Lutheranism, The Salvation Army, etc. that are usually based on Anglican beliefs and trace their origin to British rule. They are more significantly present in Neyyattinkara taluk and Pathanamthitta district.

St. Mary's Syro Malabar Catholic Basilica - Ernakulam

Famous churches in Kerala include St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church, Malayattoor St. George's Forane Church, St Mary's church, Manarcad, St. Thomas Church, Kothamangalam , St. Mary's Church, Niranam, St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, St. George Orthodox Church Puthuppally Pally, St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala, St. George's Church, Kadamattom, Marthoman Cathedral, Mulanthuruthy, Chengannur Pazhaya Suriyani Pally, Kozhencherry St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Nilakkal St. Thomas Ecumenical Church and Mother of God Church, Vettukad.

Buddhism

Buddhism probably flourished for 200 years (650-850) in Kerala. The Paliyam Copper Plate of the Ay King, Varaguna (885-925 AD)[77] shows that the Buddhists benefited from royal patronage in the 10th century.

The religions popularity and followers went down post onset of Advaita Vedanta propagated by political sage Shankaracharya.[78]

However there are reminiscence of Buddhist sites and traditions across Kerala.

Parsi (Zoroastrianism)

There were a number of Parsi families settled in Kerala, particularly around Kozhikode and Thalassery area. They practiced Zoroastrianism and even built the 160-year-old dadgah (fire temple) at S. M. Street, Kozhikode which is still in existence. They were mostly wealthy families who immigrated during the 18th century from Gujarat and Bombay. The community included famous families such as the Hirjis or Marshalls.[79] Some famous Malayali Parsis included the reputed Dr. Kobad Mogaseb, who was the first medical doctor from Kozhikode who graduated from London, as well as Kaikose Rudreshan who funded the Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery.[80]

Tribal and other religious faiths

Various groups classified as tribes in Kerala still dominate various remote and hilly areas of Kerala.[81] They have retained various rituals and practices of their ancestors despite influences of mainstream religions.

Demographics

See also: Demographics of Kerala
Religious Demographics of Kerala (1901-2011)[82][83][84]
Census
Year 		Hindus Decadal Growth rate (%) Muslims Decadal Growth rate (%) Christians Decadal Growth rate (%) Total
Population 		Decadal Growth rate (%)
1901 4,378,305 68.5% N/A 1,119,473 17.5% N/A 891,767 13.9% N/A 6,389,545 100.0% N/A
1911 4,762,393 66.8% +8.77 1,263,602 17.7% +12.87 1,101,289 15.5% +23.50 7,127,284 100.0% +11.55
1921 5,052,039 64.9% +6.08 1,360,180 17.5% +7.64 1,376,354 17.7% +24.98 7,788,573 100.0% +9.28
1931 6,021,982 63.4% +19.20 1,624,112 17.1% +19.40 1,856,024 19.5% +34.85 9,502,118 100.0% +22.00
1941 6,699,600 61.8% +11.25 1,883,786 17.4% +11.60 2,263,888 20.9% +21.98 10,847,274 100.0% +14.16
1951 8,344,351 61.6% +24.55 2,374,598 17.5% +26.05 2,825,720 20.9% +24.82 13,544,669 100.0% +24.87
1961 10,282,568 60.9% +23.23 3,027,639 17.9% +27.50 3,587,365 21.2% +26.95 16,897,572 100.0% +24.75
1971 12,683,277 59.4% +23.35 4,162,718 19.5% +37.49 4,494,089 21.1% +25.28 21,340,084 100.0% +26.29
1981 14,801,347 58.2% +16.70 5,409,687 21.3% +30.00 5,233,865 20.6% +16.46 25,444,899 100.0% +19.24
1991 16,668,587 57.3% +12.62 6,788,354 23.3% +25.49 5,621,510 19.3% +7.41 29,078,451 100.0% +14.28
2001 17,920,105 56.3% +7.51 7,863,842 24.7% +15.84 6,057,427 19.0% +7.75 31,841,374 100.0% +9.50
2011 18,282,492 54.9% +2.02 8,873,472 26.6% +12.84 6,141,269 18.4% +1.38 33,406,061 100.0% +4.91
Indicates Least growth rate Indicates Most growth rate Source: Census of India (1901 - 2011)

Religious demographics of Travancore (1816-1941)

Main article: Travancore
Religious Demographics of Travancore (1816-1941)
Census year Total population Hindus Christians Muslims
1816 - 1820 906,587[85] 752,371[85] 82.99% 112,158[85] 12.37% 42,058[85] 4.64%
1881 2,401,158[86] 1,755,610[86] 73.12% 498,542[86] 20.76% 146,909[86] 6.12%
1891 2,557,736[87] 1,871,864[87] 73.18% 526,911[87] 20.60% 158,823[87] 6.21%
1901 2,952,157[85] 2,063,798[85] 69.91% 697,387[85] 23.62% 190,566[85] 6.46%
1911 3,428,975[85] 2,298,390[85] 67.03% 903,868[85] 26.36% 226,617[85] 6.61%
1921 4,006,062[85] 2,562,301[85] 63.96% 1,172,934[85] 29.27% 270,478[85] 6.75%
1931 5,095,973[85] 3,137,795[85] 61.57% 1,604,475[85] 31.46% 353,274[85] 6.93%
1941 6,070,018[88] 3,671,480[88] 60.49% 1,963,808[88] 32.35% 434,150[88] 7.15%

Religious Demographics of Malabar District (1871 - 1951)

Main article: Malabar District
Religious Demographics of Malabar District (1871&1951)[89][90]
Religion 1871[89] 1951[90]
1 Hinduism 72.43%[89] 63.25%[90]
2 Islam 25.72%[89] 33.49%[90]
3 Christianity 1.43%[89] 3.24%[90]

Population by religion, per 2011 census

Religion Population % Population below 6 yrs of age[91] % Dist. with highest Population Dist. with lowest Population Population growth since 2001
Hindus 18,282,492 54.73 1,632,777 47.01 Thiruvananthapuram Wayanad 2.23%
Muslims 8,873,472 26.56 1,276,104 36.74 Malappuram Pathanamthitta 12.84%
Christians 6,141,269 18.38 546,897 15.75 Ernakulam Malappuram 1.38%

Population by religion, per 2001 census

Religion Population % Population below 6 yrs of age[3] % Dist. with highest Population Dist. with lowest Population Population growth since 1991 Children born per women (TFR)[92]
Hindus 17,883,449 56.2 1,932,504 50.78 Thiruvananthapuram Waynad 7.29% 1.64
Muslims 7,863,342 24.3 1,178,880 30.99 Malappuram Pathanamthitta 15.84% 2.46
Christians 6,057,427 19 677,878 17.82 Ernakulam Malappuram 7.75% 1.88

Population from 2001 and 2011 census, with percentage by religion for each district[clarification needed]

Districts Population(2001) Population(2011) Percent Hindus Percent Muslims Percent Christians
Kasargod 1,203,342 1,307,375 55.83% 37.24% 6.68%
Kannur 2,412,365 2,523,003 59.83% 29.43% 10.41%
Wayanad 786,627 817,420 49.48% 28.65% 21.34%
Kozhikode 2,878,498 3,086,293 56.21% 39.24% 4.26%
Malappuram 3,629,640 4,112,920 27.60% 70.24% 1.98%
Palakkad 2,617,072 2,809,934 66.76% 28.93% 4.07%
Thrissur 2,975,440 3,121,200 58.42% 17.07% 24.27%
Ernakulam 3,098,378 3,282,388 45.99% 15.67% 38.03%
Idukki 1,128,605 1,108,974 48.86% 7.41% 43.42%
Kottayam 1,952,901 1,974,551 49.81% 6.41% 43.48%
Alappuzha 2,105,349 2,127,789 68.64% 10.55% 20.45%
Pathanamthitta 1,231,577 1,197,412 56.93% 4.59% 38.12%
Kollam 2,584,118 2,635,375 64.42% 19.29% 15.99%
Thiruvananthapuram 3,234,707 3,301,427 66.94% 13.72% 19.10%

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Births by Religion in Kerala in 2018[4]

  Islam in Kerala (43.8%)
  Hinduism in Kerala (41.61%)
  Christianity in Kerala (14.31%)
  Others (0.25%)
  Not Stated (0.03%)
Kerala's Percentage Distribution of Live Birth by Religion of the Family[93]
Religion 2018[4] % 2017[94] % 2016[95] % 2015[96] % 2014[97] % 2013[98] % 2012[99] % 2011[100] % 2010[101] % 2009[102] % 2008[103] % 2007[104] % 2006[105] % 2005[106] %
Muslim 213,805 43.80% 216,525 43.00% 211,182 42.55% 213,865 41.45% 218,437 40.87% 214,257 39.96% 175,892 31.96% 214,099 38.21% 209,276 38.26% 204,711 37.61% 194,583 36.32% 183,796 33.71% 196,493 35.32% 191,675 34.28%
Hindu 203,158 41.61% 210,071 41.71% 207,831 41.88% 221,220 42.87% 231,031 43.23% 236,420 44.08% 214,591 38.99% 248,610 44.37% 246,297 45.03% 247,707 45.51% 241,305 45.04% 250,094 45.88% 258,119 46.40% 262,976 47.04%
Christian 69,844 14.31% 75,335 14.96% 76,205 15.35% 79,565 15.42% 83,616 15.65% 84,660 15.78% 102,546 18.63% 94,664 16.90% 88,936 16.26% 90,451 16.62% 94,175 17.58% 98,220 18.02% 96,469 17.34% 98,353 17.59%
Others 1,214 0.25% 1,497 0.30% 852 0.18% 933 0.18% 1,178 0.22% 869 0.16% 57,215 10.39% 2,671 0.48% 651 0.12% 704 0.13% 5,151 0.96% 6,108 1.12% 1,545 0.28% 1,098 0.19%
Not Stated 153 0.03% 160 0.03% 222 0.04% 430 0.08% 196 0.03% 146 0.02% 167 0.03% 224 0.04% 1,806 0.33% 775 0.14% 524 0.10% 6,936 1.27% 3,700 0.66% 4,980 0.89%
Total 488,174 100% 503,588 100% 496,292 100% 516,013 100% 534,458 100% 536,352 100% 550,411 100% 560,268 100% 546,964 100% 544,348 100% 535,738 100% 545,154 100% 556,326 100% 559,082 100%

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References

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