KERALA - BASIC FACTS
  • The state of Kerala covers 1.2% the area of India and is home to 3.1% of the population
     
  • The Physical Quality of Life indices in Kerala are much higher than the national averages, and indeed the highest in the developing world
     
  • Little wonder then, that the World Bank has titled Kerala as ‘The Model for Human Development’ in the third world
     
Population (2001) 3,18,38,619
Women 1,63,69,955
Men 1,54,68,664
12+ Adult Population as per National Readership Survey 2003 2,51,69,000
Annual State Income (99-00) Rs.62,557 cr
Per capita Income (99-00) Rs. 19,461
 
   
PHYSICAL QUALITY OF LIFE INDICES
Parameters Kerala India
Literacy 90.9 65.4
Sex Ratio (women for every 1000 men) 1,058 933
Birth rate ( per 1000) 18.2 26.4
Death Rate ( per 1000) 6.4 9.0
Infant Mortality Rate 15.6 70.0
MMR ( per 100000 live births) 198 407
Life Expectancy (Male) 68.2 60.6
Life Expectancy (Female) 73.6 61.7
 

Growth Rate of State Income Southern States
Period: 1989-90 to 1997-98
  • Karnataka 51.64%
  • Tamil Nadu 58.64%
  • Kerala 59.8%

Kerala ranks fifth among the major states with regard to growth rate of State Income

Source: Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy 2000, Reserve Bank of India
 
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