District of Kerala

Idukki: 11.1 lakh people, one story

People
11,08,974
Area
4,356 km²
Literacy
91.99%
Sex ratio
1,006
#1 in KeralaWorkers in farming: 47.8 % of workers. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaScheduled Tribes: 5.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaArea: 4,356 km². Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaPopulation density: 255 per km². Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →

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IdukkiKerala

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

Idukki in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.1 lakh#13/14 in Kerala
Area4,356 km²#2/14 in Kerala
Population density255 per km²#14/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,006 females per 1000 males#14/14 in Kerala▼ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#9/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate91.99%#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy89.45%#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population4.7%#13/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

92.0% can read. 1,006 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
94.696.1
Female literacy
89.592.1
Scheduled Castes
13.19.1
Scheduled Tribes
5.01.5
Living in towns
4.747.7

Gender literacy gap: 5.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 48.9%
  • Muslim 7.4%
  • Christian 43.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    48 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.2 lakh workers, 46.6% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 19.5%
    • Farm labourers 28.2%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 50.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.464.9
      Latrine at home
      59.965.5
      Tap water
      20.320.2
      LPG / PNG
      13.224.6
      Phone
      59.961.7
      Television
      50.352.8
      Bicycle
      4.714.1
      Two-wheeler
      8.716.6

      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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