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Total Population
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30, 439,893
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Population Density (persons per sq.km)
|
212.8
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Population growth rate
|
2.8 %
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|
Number of people per household
|
6.0
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|
Persons per room
|
3.33
|
|
Life expectancy (1996)
|
55.4
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Literacy Rate
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45.29%
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Per Capita Monthly Income
|
Rs.1, 036
|
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Urban Population
|
48.75%
|
|
Rural Population
|
51.25%
|
|
Population engaged in Agriculture
|
47.54%
|
|
Population growth rate (Urban)
|
2.6 %
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Population growth rate (Rural)
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2.8%
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Crude death rate*
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8.6%
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Crude birth rate*
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35.5 %
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Infant mortality rate*
|
87
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Total cultivated area (ha)(1999-2000)
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5,699
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Total cropped area (ha.)
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3,885
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Fish catch Marine (in ‘000’m
tons)
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295.65
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Fish catch Inland (in ‘000’m
tons)
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96.40
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Arid area (sq. km)
|
68,000
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Forest coverage (mill. ha)
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1.125
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