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4. Calculating the HDI
The three dimension indices have been used to
compute the HDI. It is a simple average of the three
dimension indices.
HDI = (1/3)*(income index + life expectancy index +
education index)
The HDI for Kerala is HDI (Kerala) = (1/3) (0.562 +
0.827 + 0.910) = 0.773
B. Gender-Related Development Index (GDI) for Districts in Kerala
Table 1: Gender Related Development Indicators
Districts
Real per capita
Income (PPP US$)
Life Expectancy
at Birth (years)
Literacy Rate
(7+) (%)
Gross Enrolment
Ratio (%)
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Thiruvananthapuram 1,021 5,301 75.7 74.8 86.3 92.7 95.2 93.4
Kollam 1,128 4,958 78.3 75.9 88.6 94.6 95.2 96.9
Pathanamthitta 986 5,164 77.4 76.0 93.7 96.6 96.0 97.9
Alappuzha 1,339 5,160 78.3 75.9 91.1 96.4 96.0 97.6
Kottayam 1,024 5,526 76.5 74.7 94.5 97.4 96.9 97.1
Idukki 1,736 5,765 73.3 71.7 85.0 92.1 84.4 87.8
Ernakulam 1,288 6,107 76.9 75.0 91.0 96.0 98.2 100.0
Thrissur 1,090 5,416 77.4 75.5 89.9 95.5 100.7 102.1
Palakkad 1,116 4,315 77.2 75.0 79.3 89.7 98.9 100.1
Malappuram 370 3,223 76.1 75.2 86.0 91.5 95.9 97.7
Kozhikode 601 4,885 76.3 74.4 88.9 96.3 98.3 99.1
Wayanad 1,284 4,830 76.2 71.0 80.8 90.3 94.6 95.3
Kannur 969 4,720 77.0 74.3 89.5 96.4 100.2 101.9
Kasaragod 1,270 4,721 76.2 75.3 79.8 90.8 92.7 95.2
Kerala 1,021 4,948 75.5 73.7 87.9 94.2 96.7 98.0
Table 2: Gender Related Development Dimension Indices
Districts
Index
of Income
Index of Life
Expectancy at Birth
Index of
Literacy Rate
Index of Gross
Enrolment Ratio
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Thiruvananthapuram 0.388 0.663 0.803 0.872 0.863 0.927 0.952 0.934
Kollam 0.404 0.652 0.847 0.890 0.886 0.946 0.952 0.969
Pathanamthitta 0.382 0.658 0.832 0.892 0.937 0.966 0.960 0.979
Alappuzha 0.433 0.658 0.847 0.890 0.911 0.964 0.960 0.976
Kottayam 0.388 0.670 0.816 0.870 0.945 0.974 0.969 0.971
Idukki 0.476 0.677 0.763 0.819 0.850 0.921 0.844 0.878
Ernakulam 0.427 0.686 0.823 0.876 0.910 0.960 0.982 1.000
Thrissur 0.399 0.666 0.832 0.884 0.899 0.955 1.000 1.000
Palakkad 0.403 0.628 0.828 0.876 0.793 0.897 0.989 1.000
Malappuram 0.218 0.580 0.809 0.878 0.860 0.915 0.959 0.977
Kozhikode 0.299 0.649 0.814 0.865 0.889 0.963 0.983 0.991
Wayanad 0.426 0.647 0.812 0.808 0.808 0.903 0.946 0.953
Kannur 0.379 0.643 0.825 0.863 0.895 0.964 1.000 1.000
Kasaragod 0.424 0.643 0.812 0.880 0.798 0.908 0.927 0.952
Kerala 0.388 0.651 0.800 0.854 0.879 0.942 0.967 0.980