Kerala is the state and well-known as a beautiful tourist destination in India also listed in the top 100 tourist places in the World. There are hundreds of towns dotted in different parts of the State and Population spreads equally throughout the state. Thiruvananthapuram is the largest metropolitan area and the capital city of Kerala. Many of the Urban areas in Kerala are located on the coastline of the state and connected by sea transportation. Kozhikode, Thrissur, and Malappuram are the second, third, and fourth-largest cities respectively of Kerala state.
| Rank | Name | Population | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 957,730 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2 | Kochi | 612,343 | Ernakulam |
| 3 | Kozhikode | 550,440 | Kozhikode |
| 4 | Kollam | 397,419 | Kollam |
| 5 | Thrissur | 315,596 | Thrissur |
| 6 | Alappuzha | 174,164 | Alappuzha |
| 7 | Palakkad | 131,019 | Palakkad |
| 8 | Malappuram | 101,386 | Malappuram |
| 9 | Manjeri | 97,102 | Malappuram |
| 10 | Thalassery | 92,558 | Kannur |
| 11 | Ponnani | 90,374 | Malappuram |
| 12 | Vadakara | 75,295 | Kozhikode |
| 13 | Kanhangad | 73,342 | Kasaragod |
| 14 | Taliparamba | 72,465 | Kannur |
| 15 | Payyanur | 72,111 | Kannur |
| 16 | Koyilandy | 71,873 | Kozhikode |
| 17 | Neyyattinkara | 70,850 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 18 | Beypore | 69,752 | Kozhikode |
| 19 | Kayamkulam | 68,634 | Alappuzha |
| 20 | Kannur | 63,795 | Kannur |
| 21 | Tirur | 56,058 | Malappuram |
| 22 | Kottayam | 55,374 | Kottayam |
| 23 | Nileshwaram | 54,787 | Kasaragod |
| 24 | Kasaragod | 54,172 | Kasaragod |
| 25 | Kunnamkulam | 54,071 | Thrissur |