|
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|
Population
& General Data
|
| Area
(in Sq.km) |
38,863 |
| Population
|
3,18,41,374 |
| Males
|
15,468,614 |
| Females
|
16,372,760 |
| Sex
ratio : Females/1000 |
1058 |
| Density
of Population |
819 |
| Per
Capita Income
2002-2003
(in Rs) |
25,764 |
| Literacy
rate |
90.86%;
Male 94.24%; Female 87.72% |
| Principal
Language |
Malayalam |
| Coastal
line in km. |
590 |
| Water
bodied area in ha. |
108,760 |
| Forest
area in ha. |
1,081,509 |
| Parliament
Constituencies |
20 |
| Assembly
Constituencies |
140
|
| No
of Districts |
No
of Taluks |
No
of Revenue Divisions |
No
of Rural Blocks |
No.
of Villages |
| 14 |
63 |
21 |
152 |
1467 |
|
Monthly
rainfall (m.m)2002 |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 14.6 |
16.6 |
36.1 |
110.9 |
252.6 |
653.2 |
687.2 |
404.7 |
252.3 |
270.7 |
158.6 |
45.9 |
| |
| Cattle |
Buffaloes |
Goats |
Sheep |
Pigs |
| 2490707 |
111465 |
1598159 |
2872 |
88042 |
|
Source: 2000 Census |
Major Agriculture Products |
| Products |
Area
under cultivation (ha.) |
Production
in tonne |
| Rice |
310521 |
688859 |
| Sugarcane |
3758 |
31283 |
| Pepper |
298607 |
67358 |
| Ginger(cured) |
8998 |
32412 |
| Turmeric(cured) |
3140 |
6938 |
| Cardamom(processed) |
41412 |
8680 |
| Cashewnut |
88548 |
66087 |
| Tapioca |
104179 |
2413217 |
| Coconut |
899198 |
5709
million |
| Arecanut |
97485 |
107279 |
| Tea |
37068 |
5348 |
| Coffee |
83113 |
63322 |
| Rubber |
476047 |
594917 |
| Nutmeg |
8418 |
2086 |
| Tamarind |
19220 |
29514 |
| Garlic |
616 |
10472 |
| (Source:Agricultural
statistics 2002-2003 |
| |
| District
Panchayats |
14 |
No.
of Municipals Corporation |
5 |
| Block
Panchayats |
152 |
No.
of Municipalities |
53 |
| Grama
Panchayats |
991 |
No.
of Townships |
1 |
| No.
of Cantonments |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
| Schools |
Govt. |
Private
Aided |
Private
Unaided |
Total |
| L
P School |
2551 |
4003 |
158 |
6712 |
| U
P School |
957 |
1870 |
124 |
2951 |
| High
School |
984 |
1409 |
215 |
2608 |
| Higher
Secondary Schools |
416 |
512 |
339 |
1267 |
| Vocational
H.S.S. |
247 |
128 |
- |
375 |
| Arts
and Science Colleges |
|
Government |
Private |
Unaided |
Universities |
| 38 |
148 |
5 |
8 |
| Professional
Colleges* |
| Type
of Institutions |
Number |
| Medical
College |
9 |
| Pharmacy
College |
11 |
| Dental
College |
9 |
| Homeo
College |
5 |
| Engineering
College |
77 |
| Nursing
College |
31 |
| Poly
Technics |
121 |
| Ayurveda
Colleges |
10 |
| Agricultural
Colleges |
9 |
| Food
Craft Institute |
7 |
| *
latest data will be added soon |
| |
| |
Allopathy |
Ayurveda |
Homeopathy |
| Hospitals |
1310 |
845 |
557 |
|
Beds |
46224 |
3411 |
1170 |
Industries & Infrastructure |
| No.
of registered working factories |
18602 |
No.of
SSI Units |
270344 |
| |
| Wild
life Sanctuaries |
11 |
| Bird
Sanctuaries |
1 |
| National
Park |
2 |
Roads
(Distribution of P W D Roads (in kms) as on 31.03.2003 |
| State
Highways |
Major
Districts Roads |
Other
Districts Roads |
Village
Roads |
Total |
| 3784.717 |
11711.264 |
5315.518 |
655.993 |
21467.492 |
| Vehicles
newly registered and its classification as on 31-03-2003 |
| Goods
Vehicles |
Buses |
Cars |
Taxis |
Jeeps |
Auto
Rickshaw |
Two
Wheelers |
Others
|
Total |
| 195363 |
53388 |
336583 |
88070 |
70864 |
285092 |
1450407 |
30513 |
2510280 |
| Source
: Economic Review 2003 |
| |
| No.
of Post Offices |
5077 |
| No.
of Telephone Exchanges |
1179 |
| Radio
Station |
7 |
| T
V Station - DDN |
1 |
| Channels |
6 |
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