Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

DISTRICT PROFILES
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Kasaragod
Indices 2001
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.760
HDI Rank 11
Gender Related Development Index (GDI) 0.746
GDI Rank 8
Index of Deprivation (overall) 37.6
Scheduled Caste 62.7
Scheduled Tribe 61.3
Others 34.1
ID (overall) Rank 10
Population 1991 2001
Population Size (lakhs) 10.72 12.03
Share of State’s Population (%) 3.7 3.8
Area (sq. km.) 1,992
Share of State’s Area (%) 5.1
Urban Population (%) 16.45 19.42
Density of Population (per sq. km.) 538 604
Share of SC Population (%) 2.8 2.9
Share of ST Population (%) 9.1 8.3
Health 2001
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 births) 10
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 75.7
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.) 18.9
Total Fertility Rate (per woman) 1.9
Full Antenatal Care (%) 75.4
Institutional Deliveries
Public (%) 11.1
Private (%) 88.8
Complete Immunisation (%) 87.4
Low Birth Weight (%) 15
Suicide Rate (per lakh population) 24.0
Number of Beds (per lakh population) 77
Education 1991 2001
Literacy Rate (%) 82.5 85.2
Literacy Rate among SC (%) 63.6
Literacy Rate among ST (%) 64.4
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 94.0
Cohort Retention Rate to Std. 10 (%) 72.3
Student-Teacher Ratio 35 28
No. of Female Teachers to Total (%) 43 49
Schools having Pucca Buildings (%) 72.8
District Information 2005
No. of Block Panchayat 4
No. of Grama Panchayat 39
No. of Villages 75
No. of Municipalities 2
No. of Corporations
Nil
Economy 2001
Real per capita Income (PPP$) 2,777
Share of Net State Domestic Product
Primary (%) 30.3
Secondary (%) 25
Tertiary (%) 44.8
Gender 2001
Literacy Rate (%)
Male 90.8
Female 79.8
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Male 95.2
Female 92.7
Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 1,047
Child Sex Ratio (F/M) (per 1000) 962
Age at Marriage (years)
Male 27.6
Female 20.6
Work Participation Rate (%)
Male 49.3
Female 20.8
Crime Against Women (per lakh female population) 49
Employment 2001
Work Participation Rate (%) 34.7
Cultivators Workers (%) 4.8
Agricultural Labourers (%) 10.0
Workers in Household (%) 12.0
Other Workers (%) 73.2
Household Status 2001
Households with Pucca House (%) 67.9
Households with Access to
Electricity (%) 57.0
Water Closet Latrine 54.0
Water within 100 Metre Distance 84.3
Infrastructure 2001
Area Served per Post Office (sq. km.) 8.5
Population Served per Post Office (no.) 5,120
Telephone Connections per sq. km. 22
Telephone per 1000 Population 59
Road Length per 100 sq. km. 43.3