|
Females
|
16,369,955
|
|
Sex
ratio : Females/1000
|
1058
|
|
Density
of Population
|
819
|
|
Per
Capita Income
1999-2000
(in Rs)
|
19,461
|
|
Literacy
rate
|
90.92%;
Male 94.20%; Female 87.86%
|
|
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
|
|
Livestock
Population
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
1996 Census
|
|
Major
Agriculture Products
|
|
|
|
|
Area
under cultivation (ha.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Source:
Farm Guide 2002)
|
|
Local
Self Governments
|
|
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
|
-
|
-
|
|
Educational
Institutions
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
L P School
|
2565
|
4031
|
158
|
6754
|
|
U
P School
|
960
|
1874
|
125
|
2959
|
|
High
School
|
986
|
1415
|
217
|
2618
|
|
Higher
Secondary Schools
|
416
|
508
|
330
|
1254
|
|
Vocational H.S.S.
|
247
|
128
|
-
|
375
|
|
Arts
and Science Colleges
|
|
Government
|
Private
|
Unaided
|
Universities
|
|
38 |
148 |
5 |
8 |
|
Professional
Colleges*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medical
College
|
|
|
Pharmacy
College
|
|
|
Dental
College
|
|
|
Homeo
College
|
|
|
Engineering
College
|
|
|
Nursing
College
|
|
|
Poly
Technics
|
|
|
Ayurveda
Colleges
|
|
|
Agricultural
Colleges
|
|
|
Food
Craft Institute
|
|
|
*
latest data will be added soon
|
|
Health/Hospitals |
|
|
Allopathy
|
Ayurveda
|
Homeopathy
|
|
Hospitals |
1310
|
845
|
557
|
|
Beds
|
46800
|
3401
|
1170
|
|
Industries
& Infrastructure |
|
No. of
registered working factories |
18621 |
No.of SSI
Units |
18114 |
|
Sanctuaries |
|
|
Wild
life Sanctuaries
|
|
|
Bird
Sanctuaries
|
|
|
National
Park
|
|
|
Roads
(Distribution of P W D Roads (in kms) as on 01.04.2000
|
|
State
Highways
|
Major
Districts Roads
|
Other
Districts Roads
|
|
|
|
|
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