Businesses in Cherthala

Categories in Cherthala

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cherthala

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	51
Shopping other	44
Hindu temple	41
Apartments	30
Religion	28
Bakeries	26
Education	25
Restaurants	23
Clothing stores	22
Hardware store	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	21
Travel and transportation	20
Corporate management	16

Cherthala Facts

Area	230.7 km²
Population	878,480
Male Population	429,709 (48.9%)
Female Population	448,771 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+88.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+60.4%
Median Age	35.5 years (Male: 34.3, Female: 36.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$19,349 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.68444, 76.33558
Pin Codes	688524

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Cherthala Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	466,303	527,071	547,701	540,236	878,480	1,053,956	1,189,763
Population Density	2,021.4 / km²	2,284.8 / km²	2,374.2 / km²	2,341.9 / km²	3,808.1 / km²	4,568.8 / km²	5,157.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherthala Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 60.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cherthala	+88.4%	+66.7%	+60.4%
Kerala	—	—	—
India	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherthala Median Age

Median Age: 35.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cherthala	35.5 yrs	36.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Kerala	32 yrs	33 yrs	30.9 yrs
India	24.9 yrs	25.4 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cherthala Population Density

Population Density: 3,808 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cherthala	878,480	230.7 km²	3,808 / km²
Kerala	33.8 million	38,821.4 km²	872 / km²
India	1,307 million	3,083,563.4 km²	424 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherthala Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cherthala Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,681	$3,075	$4,755	$6,348	$8,296	$12,164	$13,263	$19,349
Total GDP	$1.2B	$1.5B	$2.4B	$3.3B	$4.2B	$7.1B	$9.6B	$14.9B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Cherthala CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cherthala	790,180 tn	0.9 tn	3,425.3 tons/km²
Kerala	62,962,414 tn	1.86 tn	1,621.8 tons/km²
India	1,928,568,344 tn	1.48 tn	625.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cherthala CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	790,180 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.9 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,425.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

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