Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

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District Profiles
Thiruvananthapuram
Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.773
HDI Rank 9
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.743
GDI Rank 9
Index of Deprivation (overall) 39.5
Scheduled Caste 54.4
Scheduled Tribe 60.1
Others 37.0
ID (overall) Rank (From lowest to highest) 11
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 29.47 32.35
Share of State’s Population (%) 10.1 10.2
Area (sq. km.) 2,192
Share of State’s Area (%) 5.6
Urban Population (%) 33.88 33.78
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 1,344 1,476
Share of SC Population (%) 11.9 11.9
Share of ST Population (%) 5.0 5.7
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 11
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 75.2
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 16.4
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 1.6
Full Antenatal Care 1 (%) 71.8
Institutional Deliveries 1
Public (%) 67.3
Private (%) 32.6
Complete Immunisation 1 (%) 81.6
Low Birth Weight (%) 11.4
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 2 33.4
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 238
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 89.2 89.4
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 82.1
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 74.0
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 94.3
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 3 91.0
Student-Teacher Ratio 31 30
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 67 75
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 60.3
1 Refers to 1998-99.
2 Refers to 2003.
3 Ist Std in 1993-94.
District Information 2001
No. of Block Panchayat 12
No. of Grama Panchayat 78
No. of Villages 116
No. of Municipalities 4
No. of Corporations 1
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 3,102
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 17.3
Secondary (%) 21.4
Tertiary (%) 61.3
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 92.7
Female 86.3
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 93.4
Female 95.2
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 1,058
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 962
Age at Marriage 1 (years)
Male 28.0
Female 22.6
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 51.5
Female 14.4
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 52
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 32.0
Cultivators Workers (%) 5.2
Agricultural Labourers (%) 15.4
Workers in Household (%) 4.2
Other Workers (%) 75.2
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 47.6
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 74.9
Water Closet Latrine 56.0
Water within 100 Metre Distance 90.5
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 5.2
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 7,720
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 140
Telephone per 1000 Population 94
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 2 84.6