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Women & Population
Kerala's population is at 3,18,41,374 persons which includes 1,54,68,614 males and 1,63,72,760 females. Here the female populace outnumbered males by 9 lakhs. Moreover, women constitute 51.4% of the total population of Kerala (2001).
The table below presents the District wise details of Population in the State of Kerala.
District-wise Population, Sex ratio of
Kerala - 2001
|
| District |
Population |
Males |
Females |
Sex ratio
(F/M) |
Female
growth rate (1991-2001) |
| Thiruvananthapuram |
3234356 |
1569917 |
1664439 |
1058 |
10.94 |
| Kollam |
2585208 |
1249621 |
1335587 |
1070 |
9.06 |
| Pathanamthitta |
1234016 |
589398 |
644618 |
1094 |
5.23 |
| Alappuzha |
2109160 |
1014529 |
1094631 |
1079 |
6.63 |
| Kottayam |
1953646 |
964926 |
988720 |
1025 |
7.98 |
| Idukki |
1129221 |
566682 |
562539 |
999 |
5.64 |
| Ernakulam |
3105798 |
1538397 |
1567401 |
1017 |
10.94 |
| Thrissur |
2974232 |
1422052 |
1552180 |
1092 |
8.98 |
| Palakkad |
2617482 |
1266985 |
1350497 |
1068 |
10.2 |
| Kozhikode |
2879131 |
1399358 |
1479773 |
1058 |
11.45 |
| Wayanad |
780619 |
391273 |
389346 |
1000 |
19.09 |
| Malappuram |
3625471 |
1754576 |
1870895 |
1063 |
17.76 |
| Kannur |
2408956 |
1152817 |
1256139 |
1090 |
9.11 |
| Kasargod |
1204078 |
588083 |
615995 |
1047 |
13.44 |
| Kerala |
3,18,41,374 |
1,54,68,614 |
1,63,72,760 |
1058 |
10.53 |
| Source
: Census of India 2001 |
The regional variation showed that the female population topped in twelve districts with an exception in two districts viz. Idukki, Wayanad respectively. In the Idukki District men outnumber women by 4143 numbers, whereas in Waynad, only 1927 men are more than women. In Malappuram, and Kannur, more than 1-lakh women outnumber men.
If we analyze the female growth rate (1991-2001), it varies from 5 to 19 percent. The maximum growth rate was observed in Wayanad (19.19) followed by Malappuram district (17.76). A distinguishing feature noted was that though the proportion of males was higher than the counterparts in Wayanad district, the female growth rate was highest in this district. This may be due to immigration of female laborers to Wayanad, from other districts or other neighborhood states. Minimum growth rate falls in the Pathanamthitta district (5.23) and Idukki district (5.64) respectively. This could be perhaps, in Pathanamthitta district the total population growth is low with 12.32, which reflects in female growth rate too. Whereas, Idukki is a backward district economically and geographically varied, which results in low density and low population.
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