Malappuram district's population rose from 3625471 in 2001 to 4112920 in 2011, with Tirur the most populous taluk

Background

The Malappuram district administration's demography page, citing the District Census Handbook 2011, gives the district's population as 3625471 in 2001 and 4112920 in 2011.
For the same period Kerala state's population rose from 31841374 to 33406061.
Among the six taluks listed in the census table, Tirur was the most populous in 2011 with 928672 people, followed by Ernad with 910978; Ponnani was the least populous with 379798.
The district's population density rose from 921 in 2001 to 1159 in 2011, against the state figures of 819 and 860.
Tirurangadi recorded the highest taluk density in 2011 at 2214, while Nilambur recorded the lowest at 427.