Location : North Latitude between  80 - 18' and 120 - 48'

           East Longitude between 740 - 52' and 770 - 22'

  Area    : 38863 sq. km.

  Forests : 9400 sq. km.
  
  Wetlands: 1941 sq. km.

Percentage of area to the area of Indian Union:  1.18

  Length of Coastal Line 

  Highest Peak:    Anamudi   

  Longest River    Bharathapuzha 

580 km

   2694 metres

251 km

Rivers

  West flowing  

  East flowing 

41 Nos

 3 Nos

  Districts

  Taluks

  Revenue Villages

  Village Panchayats

  Corporations

  Municipalities

  Contonments

  Community Development Blocks

  Average Annual Rainfall

  Cultivated Area (million hectares)

  Per capita land

  Per capita cultivated land

  Per capita production food grain

  14 Nos

  63 Nos

1478 Nos

 949 Nos

   6 Nos

  89 Nos

  1 No

   152 Nos

  2900 mm 

   2.292 mh

   0.13 ha.

   0.10 ha.

37 kg/annum

Members in State Legislature:

                       Elected       

                       Nominated 

140 Nos

  1 No

Members of Parliament from the State:

                       Lok Sabha        

                       Rajya Sabha 

20 Nos

  9 Nos.

 Total population (lakhs)

 Male population (lakhs)

 Female population (lakhs)

 Density per sq. km.

 Sex ratio (Females per 1000 males):

 Literacy (per cent)

 Male Literacy

 Female Literacy

 Rural population (lakhs)

 Urban population (lakhs)

 Growth of population (per cent)

 Life Expectancy (years)

 Infant mortality (per 1000)

 Birth Rate (per 1000)

290.99

142.89

148.10

749   

1036    

 89.81

 93.62

 86.17

 214.18 

 76.80

 13.88

68  

22  

19.8

 318.41

 154.69

 163.73

 819

1058

  90.86

  94.24

  87.72

 235.75

  82.67

   9.43

   -

  16*

  18.3

 333.88 

 160.21

 173.66

 859

1084

  93.91

  96.02

  91.98

   4.86