of Muvattupuzha taluk and Kothamangalam taluk) Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha taluk and Kanayannur taluk) Assembly Constituencies Piravom Angamaly Aluva Kalamassery North Paravur Vypeen Kochi Ernakulam Thrikkakara Thripunithura Perumbavoor Kunnathunad Moovattupuzha Kothamangalam Demographics According to the 2018 Statistics Report, Ernakulam has a population of 3,427,659. The 2011 Census of India reports that the district is ranked 104th most populous in India out of 640. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate in 2001–2011 was 5.69%. Ernakulam has a sex ratio of 1027 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 95.89%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.18% and 0.50% of the population respectively. Malayalam is the predominant language, spoken by 96.70% of the population. Other languages spoken in Kochi include Tamil (the second-most spoken language) and Punjabi. This district is listed as the "most advanced" district in Kerala. It had a resident population of 3,105,798 as of 2001, excluding the commuters from neighbouring districts. The urban population is 68%. According to the 2011 Census of India, Ernakulam District also houses the largest city (UA) in the state (17th largest in the country) - Kochi Urban Agglomeration. Kochi UA spans across 843km2 with a population of 2,119,724 (2.12 million), thereby housing approximately two thirds of the population of Ernakulam District. Government of Kerala have also marked Kochi UA as the only "first order UA" in the state, which has its influence spread across the entire state unlike the other smaller cities. The district also houses another smaller urban agglomeration - Kothamangalam, which has an area of 81.42 km2 housing over 1,14, 639 people. The towns of Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha form a major chunk of the Kothamangalam UA. Religion Hindus (46%) accounts for the largest community, followed by Christians (38%) (Latin Catholic, Syro-Malabar, Jacobites, Pentecostals and Malankara Orthodox) and Muslims (15.7%). A small population of Jains, Jews, and Sikhs reside in Kochi. Ernakulam once had a vibrant Jewish population, with several synagogues, known as the Malabar Jews who used to dominate the trade and commercial activities in the district. After the state of Israel was formed in 1945, the entire community made aliyah to Israel in the 1950's. Today they number 8000 in Israel but very few Jews remain in the district. After a direct flight service was established between Kochi and Tel Aviv they have retained ties with the state with