Alappuzha (District)
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| State | Kerala |
| Administrative headquarters : | Alappuzha |
| Area : | 1,415 km² |
| Residents : | 2,127,789 (2011) |
| Population density : | 1,504 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | alappuzha.nic.in |
The Alappuzha District ( Malayalam : ആലപ്പുഴ ജില്ല ; formerly: Alleppey ) is a district in the southern Indian state of Kerala . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Alappuzha . The Alappuzha district has an area of 1,415 square kilometers and around 2.1 million inhabitants (2011 census).
geography
The Alappuzha district is located in the southern part of Kerala. Neighboring districts are Ernakulam in the north, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in the east and Kollam in the south. To the west lies the coast of the Arabian Sea .
The area of the Alappuzha district is 1,415 square kilometers. This makes Alappuzha the smallest district in Kerala in terms of area. The district area comprises a narrow coastal strip on the Arabian Sea. The district's coastline is 82 kilometers. The terrain is completely flat and is traversed by the Pamba River and its Manimala and Achankovil tributaries . In the hinterland of the coast are the backwaters , an extensive network of canals, rivers and lagoons. In the northeast the district has a share of the Vembanad Lake , in the south lies the Kayamkulam Lake . The intensely agricultural region of Kuttanad lies in a depression on the border with the districts of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta .
The Alappuzha district has a tropical monsoon climate . The annual mean temperature in Alappuzha is 27.2 ° C, the annual mean precipitation is 3098 mm. Most rainfall occurs during the southwest monsoon between June and September.
history
Before Kerala was founded, the area of Alappuzha belonged to the Kingdom of Travancore , which was a formally independent princely state under British sovereignty during the colonial period . After India's independence, Travancore joined the Travancore-Cochin Federation in 1949 , which in turn became part of the state of Kerala in 1956. In 1957, the Alappuzha District was formed from parts of the Kottayam and Kollam Districts . In 1982 parts of the Alappuzha district were again added to the newly founded Pathanamthitta district.
population
According to the 2011 Indian census, the Alappuzha district has 2,127,789 inhabitants. The population density of 1,504 inhabitants per square kilometer is well above the already high average of Kerala (860 inhabitants per square kilometer). 54 percent of the district's residents live in cities. The degree of urbanization is thus slightly higher than the mean value for the state (48 percent). 10 percent of the district's residents are scheduled castes . At 96 percent, the literacy rate is one of the highest in India and is still above the Kerala average (94 percent).
According to the 2011 census , Hindus make up the majority of the residents of the Alappuzha district with 69 percent. There are also larger minorities of Christians (20 percent) and Muslims (11 percent). Compared to the rest of the religiously mixed state of Kerala, the Hindus are over-represented in the Alappuzha district. The Hindu population is the highest of any district in Kerala.
The main language in the Alappuzha district, as in all of Kerala, is Malayalam . According to the 2001 census, 99 percent of the district's residents speak it as their first language.
Administrative division
The Alappuzha district is divided into six taluks :
| Taluk | main place | Population (2011) |
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| Ambalappuzha | Alappuzha | 454.864 |
| Chengannur | Chengannur | 197.419 |
| Cherthala | Cherthala | 542,657 |
| Karthikapally | Haripad | 406.524 |
| Kuttanad | Mancombu | 193.007 |
| Mavelikkara | Mavelikkara | 333,318 |
Cities
| city | Population (2011) |
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| Alappuzha | 174.176 |
| Arookutty | 19,411 |
| Aroor | 39.214 |
| Bharanikkavu | 15,922 |
| Chengannur | 23,466 |
| Chennithala | 12,360 |
| Cheppad | 20,052 |
| Cherthala | 45,827 |
| Chingoli | 14,981 |
| Ezhupunna | 27,528 |
| Haripad | 15,588 |
| Kandalloor | 19,925 |
| Kanjikkuzhi | 23,681 |
| Kannamangalam | 23,344 |
| Karthikapally | 19,021 |
| Kattanam | 19,504 |
| Kayamkulam | 68,634 |
| Keerikkad | 10,465 |
| Kodamthuruth | 21,295 |
| Kokkothamangalam | 17,047 |
| Komalapuram | 47.126 |
| Krishnapuram | 26,705 |
| Kumarapuram | 26,943 |
| Curattissery | 11,849 |
| Kuthiathode | 23,669 |
| Mannanchery | 32,139 |
| Mannar | 17,067 |
| Mavelikkara | 26,421 |
| Muhamma | 25,861 |
| Muthukulam | 20,740 |
| Pallipuram | 28,276 |
| Pathirappally | 27,445 |
| Pathiyoor | 23,460 |
| Puthuppally | 20,390 |
| Thai kattussery | 20,874 |
| Thanneermukkam | 31,525 |
| Thazhakara | 14,596 |
| Vayalar | 24,804 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Kerala. (PDF; 522 kB)
- ↑ Climate data from climate-data.org .
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - I Population, Size and Decadal Change.
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - II Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population.
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - III Literates and Literacy Rate.
- ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Kerala.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Kerala), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
- ↑ a b Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract Data Tables: Alappuzha.
