Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

DISTRICT PROFILES
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Thrissur
Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.794
HDI Rank 5
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.766
GDI Rank 3
Index of Deprivation (overall) 24.7
Scheduled Caste 42
Scheduled Tribe 37.5
Others 21.9
ID (overall) Rank 2
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 27.37 29.75
Share of State’s Population (%) 9.4 9.3
Area (sq. km.) 3,032
Share of State’s Area (%) 7.8
Urban Population (%) 26.31 28.21
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 903 981
Share of SC Population (%) 11.6 11.3
Share of ST Population (%) 1.3 1.3
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 9
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 76.4
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 16.1
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 1.6
Full Antenatal Care (%) 89.3
Institutional Deliveries
Public (%) 28.5
Private (%) 71.4
Complete Immunisation (%) 90.5
Low Birth Weight (%) 13
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 34.3
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 154
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 90.2 92.6
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 78.8
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 51.4
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 101.4
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 79.0
Student-Teacher Ratio 31 30
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 78 85
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 90.7
District Information 2005
No. of Block Panchayat 17
No. of Grama Panchayat 92
No. of Villages 151
No. of Municipalities 6
No. of Corporations 1
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 3,117
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 17.8
Secondary (%) 26.0
Tertiary (%) 56.2
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 95.5
Female 89.9
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 102.1
Female 100.7
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 1,092
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 962
Age at Marriage (years)
Male 29.1
Female 22.4
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 50.8
Female 15.1
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 47
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 32.2
Cultivators Workers (%) 5.5
Agricultural Labourers (%) 11.4
Workers in Household (%) 5.1
Other Workers (%) 78.1
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 68.1
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 73.3
Water Closet Latrine 75.2
Water within 100 Metre Distance 92.0
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 6.2
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 6,084
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 65
Telephone per 1000 Population 64
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 52.3