NET STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND PER CAPITA INCOME OF KERALA
Item |
Year(2003-04) |
Growth rate(%) |
Net State Domestic Product at current prices ( X Rs.10 million) |
78933.13 |
11.1 |
Per capita Income at current prices (in Rs.) |
24053 |
10.1 |
SECTORAL SHARE OF NET STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST AND CURRENT PRICES (2003-04)
Item |
% |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
16.4 |
Mining & Quarrying |
0.3 |
Sub-total: Primary sector |
16.7 |
Manufacturing |
7.5 |
Electricity, Gas and water supply |
3.3 |
Construction |
11.8 |
Sub-total: Secondary |
22.6 |
Transport, Storage & Communications |
8.9 |
Trade, Hotels & Restaurants |
23.3 |
Banking, Insurance & Real Estate |
13.0 |
Public Administration & other Services |
15.5 |
Sub-total: Tertiary |
60.7 |
LAND USE PATTERN IN KERALA ( as on 2003-04)
Classification of land |
Area in Hectares |
% of area |
Total geographical area |
3885497 |
|
Forest |
1081509 |
27.83 |
Land put to non-agricultural use |
387848 |
9.98 |
Barren & uncultivated land |
29510 |
0.76 |
Permanent pastures and grazing land |
447 |
0.01 |
Land under miscellaneous tree crops |
11939 |
0.31 |
Cultivable waste |
70823 |
1.82 |
Fallow other than current fallow |
39376 |
1.01 |
Current fallow |
70535 |
1.82 |
Net area sown |
2193510 |
56.45 |

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AGRICULTURE
PRINCIPAL CROPS (production 2003-04) in MT
Crop |
Production |
Rice |
570045 |
Pulses |
4272 |
Pepper |
56842 |
Ginger |
29714 |
Turmeric |
6653 |
Cardamom |
8709 |
Arecanut |
83749 |
Banana |
386382 |
Other plantains |
389034 |
Cashewnut |
651957 |
Tapioca (Cassava) |
2503558 |
Coconut |
5484 *million nuts |
Coffee |
63850 |
Tea |
55887 |
Rubber |
655750 |
FISH PRODUCTION ( in 100,000 tonnes) – 2003-04
Marine |
Inland |
Total |
6.08 |
0.79 |
6.87 |
EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS( 2002-03)
Quantity in Metric tones |
Value in Rs. x 10 million |
76627 |
1099 |
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TYPES OF FORESTS IN KERALA
Forest Type |
Area (Sq.Km) |
% of total area |
Tropical wet Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests |
3299 |
35.10 |
Tropical Moist Deciduous forests |
4100 |
43.62 |
Tropical dry Deciduous forests |
100 |
1.06 |
Mountain sub-tropical temperate shoals |
71 |
0.74 |
Plantation |
1791 |
19.05 |
Grass land |
40 |
0.43 |
Total |
9400 |
|
Status of Bio-diversity in Kerala
v 329 species of ferns and fern allies
v 4575 species of angiosperms
v 326 species of bryophytes
v 428 lichens and 866 algae
v 132 species of mammals
v 169 fresh water fishes
v 5300 invertibrates
v 93 amphibians
v 156 reptiles
v 477 birds |
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Rates for water connection
Type of connection |
Rate |
Domestic
Upto 10,000 lts
10,000 to 30,000 lts
30,000 to 50,000 lts
Above 50,000 lts |
Rs. 20 p.m.
Rs.20 + Rs.3.00 per 1000 litres in excess of 10,000 litres
Rs.80 + Rs.5.00 per 1000 litres in excess of 30,000 litres
Rs.180 + Rs.7.35 per 1000 litres in excess of 50,000 litres |
Non-Domestic
Upto 50,000 lts
Above 50,000 lts |
Rs.7.35 per 1000 lts with min. charge of Rs.100 p.m.
Rs.386 +Rs.10.60 per 1000 lts in excess of 50000 lts. |
Industrial
For entire consumption |
Rs.10.60 per 1000 lts with min. charge of Rs.200 p.m. |
POWER GENERATION
Installed capacity for generation is 2608 MW (October 2003)
Growth in generating capacity
Year |
Capacity (MW) |
1996-97 |
1508.5 |
1997-98 |
1775.8 |
1998-99 |
2043.1 |
1999-00 |
2391.2 |
2000-01 |
2420.7 |
2001-02 |
2601.62 |
2002-03 |
2601.62 |
2003-04 |
2615.71 |
PATTERN OF POWER CONSUMPTION
Power system at a glance ( March 2004)
Installed capacity (MW) |
2615.71 |
Generation per annum (MU) |
4488.06 |
EHT lines – CT Km. |
9256.12 |
11 K.V. Lines – CT Km. |
33280 |
L.T. Lines – CT Km. |
201637 |
No. of EHT Substations |
205 |
No. of consumers ( in millions) |
7.253 |
EXPORTS FROM KERALA (2002-03)
Item |
Value (Rs. x 10 million) |
Cashew kernels |
1192 |
Marine products |
1205 |
Spices |
660 |
Coffee |
865 |
Tea |
518 |
Coir & Coir products |
357 |
Cotton garments & piece goods |
433 |
Others |
5656 |
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INDUSTRY
GROWTH IN GENERAL INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Index of Industrial Production for the year 2001-02
Item |
Weight |
2002-03 |
General Index |
|
267.355 |
Manufacture of food products |
8.82 |
130.38 |
Manufacture of beverages, tobacco etc |
1.46 |
230.71 |
Manufacture of cotton textiles |
8.02 |
113.81 |
Manufacture of wool, silk and man made fibre textiles |
1.26 |
32.92 |
Manufacture of textile products |
3.26 |
18.72 |
Manufacture of wood and wood products |
1.35 |
39.74 |
Manufacture of basic chemicals and chemical products |
19.78 |
274.85 |
Manufacture of rubber, plastic, petroleum and coal products and processing of unclear fuels |
10.06 |
197.99 |
Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products |
3.42 |
176.35 |
Manufacture of basic metals & alloys industries |
3.43 |
77.90 |
Manufacture of metal products and parts |
0.50 |
646.38 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment |
9.46 |
1240.27 |
Manufacture of transport equipment and parts |
2.67 |
19.41 |
Other manufacturing industries |
1.42 |
28.65 |
Electricity generation, transmission and distribution |
21.93 |
172.18 |
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INDUSTRY
GROWTH OF WORKING FACTORIES 1990-2001
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
THE KERALA ADVANTAGES
· Most advanced telephone network
· Highest rural telephone Industry
· Highest telephone density
· 70% of India’s Data Traffic flows through Kochi
· IT Budget spent highest in the country
· New BPO/ITES Policy
· IPR Measures
· Only State to sign e-Governance Manual
· IT curriculum in 2600 High Schools
· Business friendly State
· Trivandrum Knowledge Campus
· Kochi – the emerging ITES hub |
IT Industry in Kerala 2004
IT Companies |
No. of industrial units |
Employ
-ment |
Domestic turnover (Rs. Millions) |
Export turnover (Rs. Millions) |
STPI Companies |
320 |
3500 |
20.00 |
50.00 |
Technopark |
65 |
6500 |
300.00 |
2600.00 |
CSEZ – Kochi |
30 |
3000 |
|
2000.00 |
Hardware assembly |
3000 |
25000 |
6000 |
|
Software developers |
450 |
5000 |
500 |
|
TOTAL |
3865 |
43000 |
6820.00 |
4650.00 |
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TOURISM - 2003
International Tourists arrival – 0.295 million
Domestic Tourists – 5.87 million
Revenue generated in the economy – Rs. 9830 million
Employment – 0.80 million |
Accommodation facilities in classified hotels
Category |
No. of hotels |
No. of rooms |
No. of beds |
5 Star Deluxe |
2 |
246 |
494 |
5 Star |
5 |
373 |
752 |
4 Star |
10 |
556 |
942 |
3 Star |
60 |
2363 |
4519 |
2 Star |
41 |
1109 |
2185 |
1 Star |
21 |
268 |
489 |
Heritage Resorts |
9 |
234 |
423 |
Total |
142 |
5049 |
9804 |
INFRASTRUCTURE
ROADS
Road network in Kerala has the distinction of achieving connectivity to all the villages in the State.
The total road length is 145704 km, and availability of roads in Kerala is 3.75 km per sq.km of area.
Growth of Motor vehicles in Kerala
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INFRASTRUCTURE
PORTS
Kerala has one Major Port at Kochi, which handled 12.06 million tonnes of traffic in 2002-03. Besides this, there are 17 Minor Ports in the State.
Details of port calls at Kochi – 2003-2004
Types of vessel |
No. of ships |
Net registered tonnage |
Container |
381 |
2040622 |
Break Bulk |
136 |
238814 |
Dry Bulk |
52 |
390937 |
Liquid Bulk |
338 |
4901374 |
Passenger carriers |
18 |
268146 |
Others |
208 |
101016 |
RAILWAYS
Kerala has a well established rail network spread along 13 railway routes with a total length of 1148 km. In 2002-2003, the passenger traffic was 121.70 million and goods traffic was registered at 4071000 tonnes.
AIRPORTS
Flights operated from International Airports in 2002-03
Airport |
No. of flights |
No. of passengers |
Domestic |
Int’l |
Domestic |
Int’l |
Trivandrum |
4822 |
10688 |
390607 |
967365 |
Nedumbassery |
7170 |
4308 |
413565 |
419306 |
Kozhikkode |
3556 |
3315 |
187932 |
324088 |
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS
· Total no. of Telephone exchanges in Kerala : 1195
· Equipped capacity (No. of connections) : 4.07 million
· Telephone density of 10.54 per hundred population
· 84 telephones per sq. km.
· All telephone exchanges connected to STD/ISD network
· Internet nodes available at all District headquarters
POST OFFICES
· All villages in the State covered by the postal system
· 5083 Post Offices in Kerala during 2002-2003
· 4204 Post offices located in rural areas
· One post office for every 6283 persons
· One post office serves an area of 8.22 sq.km.
SOCIAL INDICATORS
LITERACY
AGE COMPOSITION
Year |
Population in million |
Age composition |
0-14 |
15-59 |
60+ |
1961 |
16.9 |
42.4 |
41.6 |
6.0 |
2001 |
31.8 |
24.0 |
66.2 |
9.8 |
2021* |
36.0 |
18.7 |
65.7 |
15.6 |
* projected |
EDUCATION
SCHOOL EDUCATION (in 2003-04)
No. of Lower Primary Schools |
6712 |
No. of Upper Primary Schools |
2951 |
No. of High Schools |
2608 |
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COLLEGE EDUCATION
Arts & Science Colleges - 2004
Name of University |
No. |
Kerala University |
59 |
Calicut University |
91 |
Mahatma Gandhi University |
100 |
Kannur University |
40 |
Total |
290 |
University-wise number of Engineering Colleges – 2003
Name of University |
No. |
Kerala University |
19 |
Calicut University |
18 |
Mahatma Gandhi University |
22 |
Kannur University |
4 |
Cochin University of Science & Technology |
15 |
Kerala Agriculture University |
2 |
Total |
80 |
Branch-wise seats’ distribution in Engineering Colleges – 2004-05
Branch |
Seats |
Civil Engineering |
932 |
Mechanical Engineering |
1791 |
Electrical Engineering |
2550 |
Electronics & Communications |
5025 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
4560 |
Applied Electronics and Engineering |
660 |
Architecture |
80 |
Industrial Engineering |
30 |
Chemical Engineering |
150 |
Production-cum-Plant Engineering |
30 |
Instrumentation & Control |
120 |
Information Technology |
2380 |
Polytechnics – annual intake of students – 2004-05
Trade |
Intake |
Civil Engineering |
980 |
Mechanical Engineering |
1310 |
Electrical Engineering |
930 |
Electronics Engineering |
1830 |
Chemical Engineering |
90 |
Automobile Technology |
360 |
Textile Technology |
160 |
Computer Engineering |
1760 |
Instrument Technology |
110 |
Polymer Technology |
140 |
Computer Hardware Maintenance |
755 |
Tool & Die |
90 |
Electronics Production Technology |
120 |
Architecture |
100 |
Electronics & Communications |
490 |
Electronics & Instrumentation |
320 |
Wood & Paper Technology |
40 |
Painting Technology |
70 |
Commercial Practice |
300 |
Electronics & Avionics |
50 |
Computer applications & Business Mgmt. |
260 |
Bio-medial Engineering |
100 |
Information Technology |
40 |
*Note : There are 59 Polytechnics in Kerala
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
No. of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) |
32 |
No. of Industrial Training Centres (ITC) |
398 |
Annual Intake of Students |
57149 |
No. of Trades for One year Training |
16 |
No. of Trades for Two year Training |
16 |
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Health Institutions in Government Sector- 2002-03
Category |
No. of Institutions |
No. of Beds |
Allopathy |
1310 |
46224 |
Ayurveda |
845 |
3411 |
Homeopathy |
557 |
1170 |
Total |
2712 |
52805 |
Details of Allopathic Institutions
Category |
No. of Beds |
Hospitals under Directorate of Health Services |
38242 |
Medical College Hospitals |
8558 |
ESI Hospitals |
1249 |
Regional Cancer Centre |
320 |
SCT Institute of Medical Sciences |
217 |
Hospitals in Co-operative sector |
2740 |
Private Sector |
67517 |
FINANCE
Banking Statistics - 2002
Particulars |
SCB |
DCBs |
PCARDBs |
RRB |
CBs |
PACS |