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Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

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IMPORTANT STATISTICS ON KERALA TOURISM, 2007<br />

1.1 KERALA AT A GLANCE<br />

Location:<br />

Southwest tip of India’s mainland.<br />

(North Latitude between 80-18’ and 120-48’<br />

East Longitude between 740-52’ and 770-22’).<br />

Capital : Thiruvananthapuram<br />

Principal Language : Malayalam<br />

Area : 38,863 sq km<br />

Coastal line : 580 km<br />

Water-bodied Area : 1,08,760 hectares<br />

Forest Area : 10,81,509 hectares<br />

Time : GMT + 5:30<br />

Districts : 14 Nos.<br />

Taluks : 63 Nos.<br />

CD Blocks : 152<br />

Villages : 1452<br />

Panchayaths : 999<br />

Corporations : 5 Nos.<br />

Municipalities : 53 Nos.<br />

Cultivated Area : 2.292 mh<br />

Currency : Indian Rupee<br />

Climate : Tropical<br />

Wetlands : 1941 sq km<br />

Per capita production food grain : 37 kg/annum<br />

Summer : February – May<br />

Monsoon : June – September<br />

Winter : October – January<br />

Highest Peak : Anamudi<br />

Longest River : Periyar<br />

Average Annual Rainfall : 2900 mm<br />

Density of Population : 819 per sq km<br />

Households : 67,26,356<br />

Male Population (Lakhs) : 154.69<br />

Female Population (Lakhs) : 163.73<br />

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