District Alappuzha
Area (in Sq.km)

1,414
Population 21,09,160
Males 10,14,529
Females 10,94,631
Sex ratio : Females/1000 1,079
Density of Population 1,492
Per Capita Income (in Rs) 21,916
Literacy rate 93.43 Male 96.27 Female 90.82
Coastline in km. 821
Water bodied area in ha. 15625
Forest area in ha.    -
Assembly Constituencies

1.Arror
2. Cherthala 
3.Mararikulam
4.Alappuzha
5.Ambalappuzha
6.Kuttanad 
7.Harippad
8.Kayamkulam
9.Mavelikkara
10.Panthalam
11.Chengannur

Taluks
Head Quarters
No. of Villages
Cherthala Cherthala
20
Kuttanad Thekkekkara
14
Karthikappally Harippad
18
Mavelikkara Mavelikkara
15
Chenganoor Chenganoor
11
Ambalappuzha Alappuzha
13

Weather
Monthly rainfall (m.m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rainfall 25.9 27.2 49.5 133.7 302.1 573.5 296.2 228.5 272.8 303.1 191.7 60.9

Live stock Population (2000 Census)
Cattle
Buffaloes
Goats
Sheep
Pigs
131092
4596
81097
478
1266

Major Agricultural Products
Products
Area under cultivation (ha.)
Production in tonne
Rice 29635 91561
Sugar Cane 120 817
Pepper 1940 174
Cashewnut 4313 1349
Tapioca 4121 70944
Coconut 55407 267 million
Arecanut 2441 1016
Rubber 3825 4356
(Source :Agricultural Statistics 2002-2003)

Local Self Government
District Panchayats
1
Block Panchayats
12
Grama Panchayats
73

Industries and Infrastructure
No. of registered working factories    1213 No. of SSI Units 24491

Educational Institutions
Schools
Schools
Govt.
Private Aided
Private Unaided
Total
L P School
193
198
 14
405
U P School
67
 77
2
146
High School
58
 127
7
192
Higher Secondary Schools
26
 47
14
87 
Vocational H.S.S.
   14
 7
  -
 21

Arts and Science Colleges
Government
Private
Total
Nil
12
12

Professional Colleges
Type of Institutions
Number
Engineering College
2
Medical College
1
Poly Technic
3
I.T.I.
1
I.T.C.
                                         37
T.T.I.
9
Training College                                           9

Health (Hospitals)
 
Allopathy
Ayurveda
Homeopathy
        Hospitals
94
65
44
        Beds
4864
180
75

Roads (Distribution of P W D Roads (in kms) as on 31-03-2003
State Highways Major Districts Roads Other Districts Roads
Village Roads
Total
138.121
837.131
79.991
80.614
1135.857

Vehicles having valid registration (2003)
Goods Vehicles Buses Cars Taxis Jeeps Auto Rickshaw Two Wheelers Others Total
12014 4053 21509 3826 563 12480 101136 873 156454

Communication
No. of Post Offices
No. of Telephone Exchanges
296
69

 

  
 

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