District	Kottayam
Area (in Sq.km)	2208
Population	19,53,646
Males	9,64,926
Females	9,88,720
Sex ratio : Females/1000	1,025
Density of Population	885
Per Capita Income (in Rs)	21,871
Literacy rate	95.82%; Male 97.34%; Female 94.35%
Coastal line in km.	Nil
Water bodied area in ha.	7,442
Forest area in ha.	8141
Assembly Constituencies	1. Kanjirappally 2. Vazhoor  3. Changanasserri 4. Kottayam 5. Ettumanoor   6. Puthuppally 7. Poonjar 8. Pala 9. Kaduthuruthy 10. Vaikkom

Taluks	Head Quarters	No. of Villages
Kottayam	Kottayam	26
Changanasserri	Changanasserri	15
Vaikkom	Vaikkom	16
Mennachil	Pala	26
Kanjirappalli	Kanjirappally	12

Weather
Monthly rainfall (m.m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rainfall	23.9	23.8	44.0	136.8	314.1	649.6	598.2	382.4	279.5	306.1	189.6	55.8

Live stock Population (2000 Census)
Cattle	Buffaloes	Goats	Sheep	Pigs
172197	3412	117374	0	19423

Major Agricultural Products
Products	Area under cultivation (ha.)	Production in tonne
Rice	12264	30884
Pepper	9245	1436
Ginger	211	619(cured)
Cardamom	200	24(processed)
Tapioca	7426	224130
Coconut	41424	213 million
Arecanut	1767	1085
Tea	2176	226
Rubber	111776	143244
(Source Agricultural Statistics 2002-2003)

Local Self Government
District Panchayats	1
Block Panchayats	11
Grama Panchayats	74

Educational Institutions
Schools
Schools	Govt.	Private Aided	Private Unaided		Total
L P School	169	267	21		457
U P School	67	128	8		203
High School	59	166	16		241
Higher Secondary Schools	29	60	23		112
Vocational H.S.S.	21	10	-		31

Arts and Science Colleges
Government				Private	Total
1				20	21

Professional Colleges
Type of Institutions					Number
Engineering College					8
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology					1
Medical College					1
Homeo College					1
Law College					1
Poly Technic					3
I.T.I.					2
I.T.C.					19
T.T.I.					2
Training College					5

Health (Hospitals)
			Allopathy	Ayurveda	Homeopathy
Hospitals			90	50	47
Beds			4377	150	175

Industries and Infrastructure
No. of registered working factories			1297	No.of SSI Units	27741

Roads (Distribution of P W D Roads (in kms) as on 31.03.2003
State Highways		Major Districts Roads	Other Districts Roads	Village Roads	Total
378.006		1643.577	135.686	16.158	2173.427

Vehicles having valid registration(2003)
Goods Vehicles	Buses	Cars	Taxis	Jeeps	Auto Rickshaw	Two Wheelers	Others	Total
14636	7179	35345	7051	10965	26515	108202	2505	212396

Communication
No. of Post Offices					No. of Telephone Exchanges
411					93