Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

DISTRICT PROFILES
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Wayanad
Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.753
HDI Rank 13
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.736
GDI Rank 12
Index of Deprivation (overall) 46.3
Scheduled Caste 51.5
Scheduled Tribe 66.0
Others 41.6
ID (overall) Rank 14
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 6.72 7.87
Share of State’s Population (%) 2.3 2.5
Area (sq. km.) 2,131
Share of State’s Area (%) 5.5
Urban Population (%) 3.41 3.76
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 315 369
Share of SC Population (%) 1.0 1.1
Share of ST Population (%) 35.8 37.4
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 22
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 73.5
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 19.5
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 2.0
Full Antenatal Care (%) 90.4
Institutional Deliveries
Public (%) 54.2
Private (%) 45.7
Complete Immunisation (%) 82.3
Low Birth Weight (%) 30
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 46.7
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 122
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 82.7 85.5
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 75.3
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 50.6
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 94.9
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 74.3
Student-Teacher Ratio 36 30
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 53 57
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 59.4
District Information 2005
No. of Block Panchayat 3
No. of Grama Panchayat 25
No. of Villages 49
No. of Municipalities 1
No. of Corporations
Nil
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 2,909
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 51.3
Secondary (%) 7.1
Tertiary (%) 41.6
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 90.3
Female 80.8
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 95.3
Female 94.6
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 1,000
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 962
Age at Marriage (years)
Male 25.6
Female 20.5
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 55.7
Female 22.8
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 74
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 39.3
Cultivators Workers (%) 16.9
Agricultural Labourers (%) 30.6
Workers in Household (%) 0.9
Other Workers (%) 51.6
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 60.4
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 42.0
Water Closet Latrine 49.2
Water within 100 Metre Distance 79.0
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 19.3
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 4,825
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 108
Telephone per 1000 Population 110
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 24.2