Editing Thrissur (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical population
| source = <ref name="censusindia.gov.in">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
| 1941 | 57500
| 1951 | 69500
| 1961 | 73000
| 1971 | 76200
| 1981 | 77900
| 1991 | 74600
| 2001 | 317526
| 2011 | 315957
|align = center
}}

{{bar box
|title = Religions in Thrissur city (2011)<ref name="religion"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Kerala|Hinduism]]|darkorange|54.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Kerala|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|42.04}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Kerala|Islam]]|green|10.50}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.26}}
}}

{{As of|2011}} India census, Thrissur city had a population of 315,957.<ref name="censusindia.gov.in" /> Males constitute 48.2% and females constitute 51.8% of the total population numbering 152,296 and 163,661 respectively.<ref name="censusindia.gov.in" /> The density of population is 3,130/km<sup>2</sup>. The sex ratio is 1,092/1,000 male. The total number of the households in the city is 66,827. The average family size in the city is 4.27 members. The city has a slum population equivalent to 0.30% of the total city population and 0.37% of the Kerala's slum population. The city has an average literacy rate of 95.96%: male literacy rate is 97.37% whereas female literacy rate is 94.72%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thrissur City Population 2023 - Sex Ratio, Population Density, Literacy |url=https://www.indiacensus.net/city/thrissur |website=www.indiacensus.net}}</ref>

Hindus constitute the majority with 54.20% of the population. Christians constitute 40.04% of the population and Muslims constitute 5.50% of the population in Thrissur city. In Thrissur district Hindu population is 58.42% and Muslim population is 17.07% and Christian population is 24.27%.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01: Population by religious community: Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Thrissur city (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Malayalam]] |value1 = 97.76 |color1 = cornflowerblue
|label2 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value2 = 1.35 |color2 = royalblue
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.89 |color3 = grey
}}

By language, 97.76% of the population speaks [[Malayalam]] and 1.35% [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue (Urban): Kerala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10258/download/13370/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-3200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>