[edit] Profile(Idukki District)
[edit] Barefacts
Area (sq km :4358
Population :1129221
Males :566682
Females :562539
Sex ratio: Females/1000:993
Density of Population :259
Per Capita Income (Rs) :21297
Literacy Rate :88.69%; Male 92.33%; Female 85.02%
Coastal Line :Nil
Water bodied area (ha) :13130
Forest area (ha) :260907
Assembly Constituencies
1,Thodupuzha, 2.Idukki, 3.Devikulam, 4, Udumpenchola, 5.Peerumedu
Revenue Taluks
Taluks : Udumpenchola,Devikulam, Peerumedu , Thodupuzha
Head Quarters : Udumpenchola,Devikulam, Peerumedu , Thodupuzha
Total No of Villages : 64
Monthly Rainfall (mm)
Jan : 20.3
Feb : 25.0
Mar : 46.3
Apr : 129.4
May : 226.9
June: 565.9
July: 684.8
Aug : 459.4
Sept: 273.5
Oct : 302.3
Nov : 171.9
Dec : 63.8
Livestock Population
Cow: 196327, Buffalo: 8439, Goat: 93033, Sheep :79, Pig: 27490
Major Agriculture Products
Products-------------Cultivated area (ha)-------------------Production in tonne
Rice------------------3785-----------------------------------------8574
Sugarcane-------------1473----------------------------------------12442
Pepper---------------65142----------------------------------------35534
Ginger----------------1374----------------------------------------4791 (cured)
Cardamom-------------32743-----------------------------------------8057
Garlic-----------------616----------------------------------------10472
Cashewnut-------------1321------------------------------------------788 (raw)
Tapioca---------------7806----------------------------------------249774
Coconut---------------25810---------------------------------------104 million
Arecanut---------------4096---------------------------------------3846
Tea-------------------24953---------------------------------------39854
Coffee----------------11490 (including Kottayam district)----------8475
Pineapple--------------1569---------------------------------------15618
Rubber----------------38250---------------------------------------45295
Local Self-Government
District Panchayat : 1
Block Panchayat : 8
Grama Panchayat : 51
Education Institutions (Schools)
Lower Primary School
Govt :83, Aided :136, Unaided : 5
Total : 224
Upper Primary School
Govt :40, Aided :63, Unaided : 3
Total : 106
High School
Govt :53, Aided :73, Unaided : 10
Total : 136
Higher Secondary School
Govt :15, Aided :25, Unaided : 14
Total : 54
Vocational HSS
Govt :11, Aided :5, Unaided : Nil
Total : 16
Arts & Science Colleges
HEDE college :1
Training college :2
Polytechnic :4
ITI :1
ITC :4 TTI :3
Health (Hospitals)
Allopathy Hopitals : 64. Number of beds : 1487
Ayurveda Hospitals :34. Number of beds : 160
Homeopathy Hospitals : 35. Number of beds : 50
Registered Working Factories
No of working factories (2001) : 326
No of SSI units (2003) : 7081
Roads (km) as on 31-3-2003
State Highways : 880.593
Major Dist. Roads : 495.573
Other Dist. Roads : 278.06
Village Roads : 12.250
Total : 1671.022
Registered Vehicles (2003)
Goods Vehicle : 3442
Bus : 1190
Car :5445
Taxi : 1334
Jeep : 6144
Auto : 4136
2-Wheeler : 16346
Others :1174
Total : 38237
Communications
No of Post Offices : 293
No of Telephone Exchanges : 81
Categories : Alappuzha Categories : Statistics
