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Capital |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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Area (sq km) |
39,000 |
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Population (Census 2001, million) |
31.8 |
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Literacy Rate (%) |
90.92 per cent (highest in the country) |
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Sex Ratio (per 1000 males) |
1,058 (highest in the country) |
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National Highways Length (km) |
3,728 |
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Domestic/International Airports |
Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode |
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Major Port |
Kochi |
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Key Industries |
Agro-based
Coir
Textiles
Sea food
Chemicals
IT/ITES
Tourism |
Advantage Kerala
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Kerala has the highest:
- Literacy rate (90.9 per cent) and sex ratio (1,058 women per 1000 men)
- Tops Human Development Index among the Indian states
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Lowest infant mortality rate at 9 deaths per 1000 births against the
national average of 42 deaths per 1000 births
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Lowest population growth rate at 9.4 per cent against the national average
of 21.3 per cent
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Largest producer of coconut, pepper, coir, cocoa, rubber and areca nut in
the country
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The first state in the country to install public telephones in its census
villages
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Third highest per capita consumption of domestic electricity at 145.6 kWh
against the national average of 75.2 kWh (1999-00)
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Kochi (Cochin) International Airport Ltd, India's first private airport was
inaugurated in June 1999. Was accorded international airport status in 2000
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The only state in the country with a legislature for statutory Single
Window Clearance
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Andhra Pradesh
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