Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

DISTRICT PROFILES
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Alappuzha
Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.794
HDI Rank 4
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.777
GDI Rank 1
Index of Deprivation (overall) 29.6
Scheduled Caste 45.9
Scheduled Tribe 40.1
Others 27.7
ID (overall) Rank 6
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 20.01 21.05
Share of State’s Population (%) 6.9 6.6
Area (sq. km.) 1414
Share of State’s Area (%) 3.6
Urban Population (%) 30.46 29.39
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 1,415 1,496
Share of SC Population (%) 6.6 6.4
Share of ST Population (%) 0.9 0.9
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 8
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 77.1
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 15.2
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 1.5
Full Antenatal Care (%) 93.1
Institutional Deliveries
Public (%) 54.4
Private (%) 45.5
Complete Immunisation (%) 97.4
Low Birth Weight (%) 12.0
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 25.3
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 207
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 93.9 93.7
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 89.1
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 74.5
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 96.8
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 95.9
Student-Teacher Ratio 30 28
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 74 80
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 84.0
District Information 2005
No. of Block Panchayat 12
No. of Grama Panchayat 73
No. of Villages 91
No. of Municipalities 5
No. of Corporations
Nil
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 2,989
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 16.2
Secondary (%) 28.9
Tertiary (%) 55.0
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 96.4
Female 91.1
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 97.6
Female 96.0
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 1,079
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 962
Age at Marriage (years)
Male 28.1
Female 22.9
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 49.7
Female 20.2
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 31
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 34.4
Cultivators Workers (%) 3.6
Agricultural Labourers (%) 14.1
Workers in Household (%) 7.1
Other Workers (%) 75.3
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 78.6
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 74.6
Water Closet Latrine 58.0
Water within 100 Metre Distance 85.6
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 4.8
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 7,112
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 166
Telephone per 1000 Population 129
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 99.6