Location : Southwestern tip of India.
Area : 38, 863 sq km.
Population : 3,18,41,374
Capital :Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Language : Malayalam; English is widely spoken.
Religion : Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Time : GMT +5:30
Currency : Indian Rupee
Climate : Tropical
Summer : February - May (24 - 330C)
Monsoon : June - September (22 - 280C)
Winter : October - January (22 - 320C)
| Names of Districts |
| Old |
|
New
|
| Trivandrum |
|
Thiruvananthapuram |
|
|
Kollam |
| Alleppey |
|
Alappuzha |
|
|
Pathanamthitta |
|
|
Kottayam |
|
|
Idukki |
|
|
Ernakulam |
| Trichur |
|
Thrissur |
| Palghat |
|
Palakkad |
|
|
Malappuram |
|
|
Wayanad |
| Calicut |
|
Kozhikode |
| Cannanore |
|
Kannur |
| |
|
kasaragode |
| Major Cities |
: |
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kochi (Ernakulam district) and Kozhikode. |
| Taluks |
: |
61 |
| Revenue
Villages |
: |
1452
|
| City
Corporations |
: |
5 |
| Grama
Panchayat |
: |
991 |
| Block
Panchayat |
: |
152 |
| District
Panchayat |
: |
14 |
| Population |
| Population |
: |
318.38 lakhs as per the latest
2001 Census
(31.838 Millions) |
| Density of Population |
: |
819 per sq kms |
| Kerala's Share in the National
Population |
: |
3.1 per cent |
| District Average |
: |
22.74 lakhs (2.274 millions) |
| Sex Ratio |
: |
1058 women for 1000 men |
| Literacy |
| Literacy Rate |
: |
90.92 per cent. |
| Male Literacy Rate |
: |
94.2 per cent |
| Female Literacy Rate |
: |
86.17 per cent |
| Educational Infrastructure |
| Lower Primary Schools (First
- Fourth classes) |
: |
6755 |
| Upper Primary Schools (Fifth
- Seventh classes) |
: |
2966 |
| High Schools (Eighth - Tenth
classes) |
: |
2585 |
| Total number of Schools |
: |
12306 |
| Higher Education |
| Higher
Education Universities |
: |
7 |
| Arts and Science Colleges |
: |
186 |
| Physical Quality of Life Index
(PQLI) |
| Kerala has had a commendable record in terms of the Physical
Quality of Life Index. Indicators of PQLI like infant mortality (14%),
female literacy (87%), and life expectancy at birth for males (69) and
females (72), are well above all India levels. The major reason for this
achievement is Kerala's focus on the service sector. About 37% of the
total annual expenditure of the State is earmarked for health and education.
Another reason for this is the existence of a larger network of health
infrastructure with 961 primary health centres and 5094 sub centres |
| Health Care Infrastructure |
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