Rank Towns Local Body Population (2011) Area in km2 Density in km2 1 Kanhangad Municipality 73,342 39.54 1854 2 Kasaragod Municipality 54,172 16.7 3244 3 Kumbla Panchayat 46,691 40.2 1162 4 Manjeshwar Panchayat 41,515 24.4 1701 5 Thrikaripur Panchayat 41,202 27.3 1509 6 Nileshwaram Municipality 39,752 26.23 1515 7 Udma Panchayat 37,537 23.54 1790 8 Ajanur Census Town 33,079 14.79 2237 9 Cheruvathur Panchayat 27,435 18.37 1493 10 Kudlu Census Town 26,235 10.87 2414