KERALA -A QUICK LOOK

 

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No.

 Item Units 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2011(P)
1 Geographical Area '000 Sq: Km 38856.7 38,863 38,863 38,863 38,863 38,863 38,863
Administrative Setup
2 Revenue Divisions
21 21
3 Districts  do 9 10 12 14 14 14 14
4 Taluks
 -do
 52 55 56 58
 63
63 63
5 Villages
 -do   1326 1331 1364 1452 1452 1532
6 Towns
 -do
 92 88 106 197 159
 159
 520
Population as per Census   1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011(P)
7 Total
 (in 000s) 13549.1 16903.72 21347.38 25453.68 29098.51
 31843.8 33406.06
8 Males
-do
   8361.93 10587.85 12608.74 14288.99 15468.61
 16027.41
9 Females
-do   8541.89
 10759.52 12885.08
 14809.52
 16372.76
 17378.65
10 Rural
-do   14351
 17880 20682.4
 21618
 23574.45
 17471
11 Urban
-do   2552 3467
 4771.3
 7018 8266.93
 15935
12 Scheduled Castes -do   1422 2002*
 2549
 2886.52
 3123.94
 3040
13 Scheduled Tribes -do   208
 193*
 261
 320.97
 364.19
 485
14 Density of Population Per Sq.Km.   435 549 655 749 819 860
15 Literacy Rate
Percentage 55.08 60.42 70.42 89.81 90.9 94
16 Sex Ratio Females per 1000 males 1028 1022 1016 1032 1036 1058 1084
17 Urban Population Percentage   15.1 16.24 18.74 24.11 26 47.7

State Income -at Constant Prices (NSDP)

   1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2011-12 2012-13
18 State Income Rs.Crore 462 1198
 1490
 5269 34450
 180812
 196076
19 Primary Sector -do 254
 620
 624 1894
 8731 15966 16548
20 Secondary Sector
-do
 79 204 306 1266 6712 38249 45804
21 Tertiary Sector -do
 129 374
 560 2109
 19007
 126597
 133724
22 Percapita Income Rupees 276 567 590 1710 10627 52095 56115
 Agriculture                
 23 Net Area Sown
'000 Ha. 1923.7 2171
 2179.6 2246.8 2206.1
 2078.7 2040.1
24 Gross Cropped Area -do 2349 2933 2884.8 3020 3021.67 2668.7 2661.7
26 Gross Irrigated Area -do-     380.9 384.5 460.3 457.78 490.58
25 Gross Irrigated Area to Gross Cropped Area
Percentage     13.2 12.7 15.2 17.04 18.40
Area under Principal Crops   1960-61
 1970-71 1980-81
 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10  
27 Paddy '000 Ha.
778.9 874.9
 801.7 559.45
 347.45
 234.01
 208.2
28 All Cereals -do
              
29 All Pulses
-do
 44.1
 39.54 33.86
 23.38 6.99
 4.45 3.67
30 Total Foodgrains -do 1565.1   1778 1496.2 331.69 2.97  
31 Sugarcane Harvested Area
-do- 9.15 7.65 8.04 7.62 3.37    
32 Coconut -do
 500.76 719.14 651.37 870 925.78 778.62 820.87
33 Aracanut
54.26 85.82
 61.24 64.82
 87.36
 99.2 104.55
34 Groundnut -do
 16.03
14.69 9.4 12.82 3.68 1.3  
35 Pepper
 -do
99.75 108.07 11.75 168.51 202.13 171.45 172.18
36 Cardamomum -do
28.6 47.49 56.38 66.89 41.29 41.59 41.6
37 Ginger -do-
12 12.17 12.66 14.14 11.61 5.41 6.91
Production of Principal Crops
1960-61
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2011
38 Rice '000 tonnes
1067.53 1298.01 1271.96 1086.58 751.33 598.34 568.99
39 All Pulses -do
 17.56
13.05 22.45 16.54 5.47 3.39 3.13
40 Sugarcane
-do
38.09 37.63 48.18 51.98 27.55 28.5  
41 Coconut In
million nuts
 3220 3981 3008 4232 5536 5667 5941
42 Aracanut
 ‘000 tonnes 7.74 12.74 10.8 13.07 87.95 116.76 121.62
43 Groundnut -do 13.8 16.09 8.2 9.53 2.73 .99  
44 Pepper
-do 27.03 25.03 28.52 46.8 60.93 28.49 37.99
45 Cardamomum
-do 1.28 1.25 3.1 3.4 7.6 7.8 10.22
46 Ginger
-do- 11.27 19.68 32.04 45.68 42.7 28.6 37.13
Live Stock Census
  1972 1977 1983 1990 1997 2003 2007
47 Total Livestock
'000s 4.94 5.32 5.64 5.5 5.58    
48 Total Poultry
-do 11.84 12.96 14.52 17.09 26.95 12.22 13.09
Forest
  1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2011-12
49 Forest Area
'000 Ha. 1056.05 1055.73 1081.51 1081.51 1081.51 1081.51 1081.51
50 Factories
  1971 1981 1991 2001 2010 2011 2012
51 Working Factories
No 3024 9106 13255 18554 19065 19676 20473
52 Employees
-do 206839 300515 368738 436410 639286 644606 644802
53 Employees per lakh population
-do 969 1181 1267 1370 2197 1930 1930
Electricity
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2011-12 2012-13
54 Total Generation
Mu 2125.99 5242 5490.8 7655.57 6494.50 8350.74 5383.22
55 Total Consumption
-do   2869.3 5281.86 10319.00 12877.65 16181.63 16838.24
Industrial Consumption
-do   2025.3 2696.78 3784.00 4002.37 4926.43 5007.11
56 Agricultural Consumption
-do   124.6 287.57 350.00 225.22 286.18 306.08
57 Domestic Consumption
-do   409.2 1620.93 4688.00 5931.27 7705.86 8313.36
Education
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
58 Primary Schools
No. 9437 9605 9682 9714 9828 9770 9770
59 Enrolment
'000s 4156 4284 4402 3637 3015 2897 2789
60 High Schools
No. 1199 1971 2451 2596 2814 2874 2874
61 Enrolment
'000s   1310 1498 1611 1443 1454 1445
Health
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
62 Hospitals
No. 553 746 1199 1319 1254 1255 1255
63 No. of Beds(Alloppathy)
-do 21777 32447 38726 38242 37021 37388 37388
Demographic Status
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2001 2009 2010 2011
64 Birth Rate/1000 population
  32.26 25.50 20.30 16.00 14.60 14.70 14.80
65 Death Rate
   9.23 6.40 6.10 6.60 6.60 6.80 7.00
66 Infant Mortality Rate
  61.0 37.0 21.00 11.00 12.00 14.00 13.00
  Transport
  1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
67 Railway Route Length
Kms. 892 921.35 988 1148 1257 1257 1257
68 Total Road Length
-do 18037 94145 128403 125835   151652 244373
69 Motor Vehicles
No. 86234 195000 648000 2111885 5397652 6072019 8048673
Local bodies
  1990-91 2000-01 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
70 Zilla Parishat/Panchayat
No.   14 14 14 14 14 14
71 Gram Panchayats
-do 983 990 999 999 999 999 978
72 Block Panchyats
-do   152 152 152 152 152 152
73 Municipalities
-do 58 53 53 53 53 53 60
74 Corporations
-do 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
*Recalculated after Scheduled castes/Scheduled tribes Amendment Act 1976 (Central Act No. 108 of 1976)