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Kerala's people are most densely settled in the coastal region, leaving the eastern hills and mountains comparatively sparsely populated. [citation needed] Kerala is the second-most urbanised major state in the country with 47.7% urban population according to the 2011 Census of India. [14] Hinduism is followed by the majority of Keralites (54.7%).
The census in India is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government. [6] The latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India. [7]
Summary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; literacy rates as % of population. [4] [a] [b] State/UT 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011; A&N islands: 30.30 40.07 51.15 63.19 73.02 81.30 86.63 Andhra Pradesh - 21.19 24.57 35.66 44.08 60.47 67.02 Arunachal Pradesh - 7.13 11.29 ...
In 1901 there were 3.2 million fewer women than men in India, but by the 2001 Census the disparity had increased by more than a factor of 10, to 35 million. [9] This increase has been variously attributed to female infanticide , selective abortions (aided by increasing access to prenatal sex discernment procedures ), and female child neglect. [ 9 ]
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to poverty as of 2022 (2021–22) as hosted by NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals dashboard; and Reserve Bank of India's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy'.
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [10] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
The article lists the census towns in Kerala state of India.There exists a total number of 461 census towns in the state. [1] [2] A census town is notified only if it has a minimum population of 5000, at least 75% of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits and a population density of 400 per sq.km. [3]