District of Kerala

Pathanamthitta: 12 lakh people, one story

People
11,97,412
Area
2,652 km²
Literacy
96.55%
Sex ratio
1,132
#1 in KeralaChild sex ratio (0–6): 976 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaSex ratio: 1,132 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaLiteracy rate: 96.55%. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaFemale literacy: 95.83%. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →

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PathanamthittaKerala

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

Pathanamthitta in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12 lakh#12/14 in Kerala
Area2,652 km²#7/14 in Kerala
Population density452 per km²#12/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,132 females per 1000 males#2/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)976 girls per 1000 boys#1/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate96.55%#2/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy95.83%#2/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population11.0%#12/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

96.5% can read. 1,132 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
97.496.1
Female literacy
95.892.1
Scheduled Castes
13.79.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.71.5
Living in towns
11.047.7

Gender literacy gap: 1.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 56.9%
  • Muslim 4.6%
  • Christian 38.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    25 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.9 lakh workers, 32.8% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 10.5%
    • Farm labourers 14.1%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 72.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.964.9
      Latrine at home
      63.565.5
      Tap water
      12.920.2
      LPG / PNG
      27.324.6
      Phone
      61.661.7
      Television
      54.152.8
      Bicycle
      12.014.1
      Two-wheeler
      17.016.6

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.