District of Kerala

Alappuzha: 21.3 lakh people, one story

People
21,27,789
Area
1,415 km²
Literacy
95.72%
Sex ratio
1,100
#1 in KeralaHomes with electricity (2011): 70.2 % of households. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaPopulation density: 1,504 per km². Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaHousehold industry workers: 4.5 % of workers. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaArea: 1,415 km². Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →

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AlappuzhaKerala

The history, places and schemes of Alappuzha are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Alappuzha in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.3 lakh#9/14 in Kerala
Area1,415 km²#14/14 in Kerala
Population density1,504 per km²#2/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,100 females per 1000 males#5/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)951 girls per 1000 boys#13/14 in Kerala▼ state 964
Literacy rate95.72%#4/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy94.24%#4/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population54.0%#5/14 in Kerala▲ state 47.7

People & society

95.7% can read. 1,100 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
97.496.1
Female literacy
94.292.1
Scheduled Castes
9.59.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.31.5
Living in towns
54.047.7

Gender literacy gap: 3.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 68.6%
  • Muslim 10.6%
  • Christian 20.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    12 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8 lakh workers, 37.8% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 3.1%
    • Farm labourers 8.9%
    • Household industry 4.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 83.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.264.9
      Latrine at home
      67.965.5
      Tap water
      25.520.2
      LPG / PNG
      37.924.6
      Phone
      64.561.7
      Television
      58.852.8
      Bicycle
      31.714.1
      Two-wheeler
      20.016.6

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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