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Kerala

State profile

📚Fun factKerala has the highest literacy rate of any Indian state (93.9%, Census 2011).

Factsheet

Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Language(s): Malayalam
Formed: 1956
Area: 38,863 km²
Districts: 14
Head (2025): Pinarayi Vijayan
State animal: 🐾 Indian elephant
State bird: 🐦 Great hornbill
State flower: 🌸 Kanikkonna (Golden shower)
State tree: 🌳 Coconut palm

Report Card

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SDG India Index

79

#1 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹2.53 L

#11 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

#33 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

56.2%

#27 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

6 per 1,000

#1 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

75.3 yrs

#2 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

1.8

#15 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

99.8%

#2 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

23.4%

#4 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

77.8%

#15 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

94.0%

#1 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

92.1%

#1 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

41.3%

#7 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

661.0 per lakh

#35 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

82.0 per lakh

#29 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

36.3%

#21 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

3,34,06,061

#13 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

1,084 per 1,000 men

#1 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

47.7%

#8 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

4.9%

#33 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.8%

#3 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

98.7%

#2 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

78.0%

#13 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

10.9%

#27 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

3,090 kg/ha

#9 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

21.1%

#23 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

0.18 ha

#34 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

25

#12 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

2,18,72,000

#17 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

6,49,000

#9 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023