Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

DISTRICT PROFILES
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Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.754
HDI Rank 12
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.742
GDI Rank 11
Index of Deprivation (overall) 42.7
Scheduled Caste 40.8
Scheduled Tribe 65.3
Others 40.9
ID (overall) Rank 13
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 10.78 11.29
Share of State’s Population (%) 3.7 3.6
Area (sq. km.) 5,019
Share of State’s Area (%) 12.9
Urban Population (%) 4.72 5.07
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 215 252
Share of SC Population (%) 5.4 5.1
Share of ST Population (%) 15.7 14.0
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 20
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 72.4
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 17
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 1.6
Full Antenatal Care (%) 82.1
Institutional Deliveries
Public (%) 25.4
Private (%) 74.5
Complete Immunisation (%) 90.8
Low Birth Weight (%) 15
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 51.7
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 96
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 86.9 88.6
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 72.7
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 62.8
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 86.1
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 77.2
Student-Teacher Ratio 33 27
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 62 67
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 75.8
District Information 2005
No. of Block Panchayat 8
No. of Grama Panchayat 51
No. of Villages 64
No. of Municipalities 1
No. of Corporations
Nil
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 3.484
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 55.8
Secondary (%) 11.1
Tertiary (%) 33.1
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 92.1
Female 85
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 87.8
Female 84.4
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 999
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 971
Age at Marriage (years)
Male 25.8
Female 23.0
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 58.4
Female 28.1
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 61
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 43.3
Cultivators Workers (%) 21.2
Agricultural Labourers (%) 27.0
Workers in Household (%) 1.4
Other Workers (%) 50.4
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 60
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 56.8
Water Closet Latrine 47.9
Water within 100 Metre Distance 70.7
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 17.1
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 3,851
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 48
Telephone per 1000 Population 80
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 33.3