District of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: 33 lakh people, one story

People
33,01,427
Area
2,189 km²
Literacy
93.02%
Sex ratio
1,087
#1 in KeralaPopulation density: 1,508 per km². Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaPopulation: 33,01,427. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number33 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,508 to every km².See the numbers →

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ThiruvananthapuramKerala

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

Thiruvananthapuram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population33 lakh#2/14 in Kerala
Area2,189 km²#11/14 in Kerala
Population density1,508 per km²#1/14 in Kerala▲ state 860
Sex ratio1,087 females per 1000 males#8/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 964
Literacy rate93.02%#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy91.17%#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population53.7%#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 47.7

People & society

93.0% can read. 1,087 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
95.196.1
Female literacy
91.292.1
Scheduled Castes
11.39.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.81.5
Living in towns
53.747.7

Gender literacy gap: 3.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 66.5%
  • Muslim 13.7%
  • Christian 19.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    11 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.3 lakh workers, 37.3% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 3.2%
    • Farm labourers 7.7%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 86.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 67% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.064.9
      Latrine at home
      66.865.5
      Tap water
      27.120.2
      LPG / PNG
      29.424.6
      Phone
      59.761.7
      Television
      56.352.8
      Bicycle
      11.714.1
      Two-wheeler
      18.916.6

      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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