| Voice of Thiruvananthapuram
: Pramod
Due to lack of employment we are facing migration. People from
rural area are moving to urbanized and metro cities. Due to this
the development of the district is stunted.
We can find many HIV patients. Government should provide people
with workshops to enlighten them on various topics and subjects.
In farming too there is not much progress. Government is not very
enthusiastic about this sector.
Thiruvananthapuram
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2192.0 Km2
Population in Thiruvananthapuram (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 33,07,284
Male : 15,84,200
Female : 17,23,084
Under 6 population
Total : 2,90,661
Male : 1,47,777
Female : 1,42,884
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 92963
In seeing : 36132
In speech : 6619
In hearing : 6815
In movement : 27683
Mental : 15714
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 567
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 24 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 15 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Thiruvananthapuram District
A BRIEF HISTORY
Thiruvananthapuram city and several other places in the district,
occupies an important place in ancient tradition, folklores and literature
of the State. South Kerala, par ticularly Thiruvananthapuram district,
had a political and cultural history in the early past, which was
in some respect independent from that of the rest of Kerala. The Ays
were the leading political power till the beginning of the 10th
century A.D. The disappearance of the Ays, synchronised with the emergence
of the rulers of Venad. In 1684, during the regency of Umayamma Rani,
the English East India Company obtained a sandy piece of land at Anchuthengu
(Anjengo) on the sea coast, about 32 kms north of Thiruvananthapuram
city, for erecting a factory and fortifying it. The place had earlier
been frequented by the Portuguese and later by the Dutch. It was from
here that the English gradually extended their domain to other parts
of Thiruvithamcore anglicised as Travancore. Modern history begins
with Maharaja Marthanda Var ma who reigned from 1729 to 1758
A.D and is generally regarded as the Father of modern Travancore.
Thiruvananthapuram was known as a great centre of intellectual and
artistic activity in those days. The accession of Maharaja Swathi
Thirunal who reigned from 1829 to 1847 A.D., ushered in an epoch of
cultural progress and economic prosperity. The beginning of English
education was marked in 1834 by the opening of an English school at
Thiruvananthapuram. An observatory and a charity hospital were also
established here in 1836. During the reign of Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal
(1860-1880), a fulfledged Arts College was started here besides the
several English, Malayalam and Tamil schools, all over the State.
A large hospital with lying-in-facility and a lunatic asylum were
also established in Thir uvananthapuram. The University College
was started in 1873. It was during the reign of Sri. Moolam Thirunal
(18851924), that the Sanskrit College, Ayur veda College, Law
College and a second grade College for Women were started here. A
department for the preservation and publication of oriental manuscripts
was also established.
One of the significant aspects associated with Maharaja Sree Moolam
Thirunal’s reign was the inauguration of the Legislative Council in
1888. This was the first legislative chamber, instituted in an Indian
State. The Sri. Moolam Assembly came into being in 1904. The activities
of the Indian National Congress echoed in Thiruvananthapuram and other
parts of Kerala during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal.
A political conference of the Congress was held in the city under
the presidency of Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah, in 1938. The period of
Maharaja Sri. Chitra Thirunal Bala Rama Varma who took the reigns
of administration in 1931, witnessed many-sided progress. The promulgation
of the Temple Entry Proclamation (1936) was an act that underlined
social emanicipation. In 1937, a separate University for Travancore
was started. This was later redesignated as the University of
Kerala, following the formation of the State of Kerala in 1956. With
the accession of Travancore to the Indian Union after Independence,
the policy of the State Government as well as the political atmosphere
underwent radical changes. The first popular ministry headed by Sri.
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai was installed in office on 24th March,
1948.
Consequent to the recommendations of the State Reorganisation Commission,
the four southern taluks of Thovala, Agastheewaram, Kalkulam and Vilavancode
were merged with Tamil Nadu and the State of Kerala came into being
on 1st November, 1956.
Geography
Thiruvananthapuram, the southern most district of Kerala State
is situated between north latitudes 8o 17’ and 8o
54’ and east longitudes 76o 41’ and 77o 17’.
The southern most extremity, Kaliyikkavila, is only 54 kms away
from Kanyakumari (Cape Comarin), the land’s end of India. The district
stretches 78 kms. along the shores of the Arabian sea on the west,
Kollam district lies on the north with Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari
districts of Tamil Nadu on the east and the south respectively.
The district can be divided into three geographical regions; highlands,
midlands and lowlands. Chirayinkeezhu and Thiruvananthapuram taluks
lie in the midland and lowland regions, while Nedumangad taluk lies
in midland and highland regions and Neyyattinkara taluk stretches
over all the three regions. The highland region on the east and
north-east comprises of the mountains of the Western Ghats and this
area is ideal for major cash crop plantations like rubber, tea,
cardamom and other spices. Timber trees like teak, veetty (rose
wood), etc are grown in this region. The midland region, lying between
the Western Ghats and the lowlands, is made up of small and tiny
hills and valleys. This is an area of intense agricultural activity.
This region is rich in produces like paddy, tapioca, spices and
cashew. The lowland is comparatively narrow, comprising of rivers,
deltas and seashore. This area is densely covered with coconut palms.
The Ghats maintain an average elevation of 814 meters and Agastyakoodam,
the southern most peak in the Ghats, is 1869 meters above sea level.
It figures in the popular mythology connected with Agastyamuni,
the sage. Mookkunnimala near Thiruvananthapuram (1074 meters) is
an important health resort in the district.
CLIMATE
The large forest reserves favourably affect the climate and
induce rain Cold weather is experienced in the mountain ranges whereas
lower down, the weather is bracing and in the plains, it is generally
hot. Though the mean maximum temperature is only around 900F,
it is oppressive in the moisture-laden atmosphere of the plains.
Humidity is high and rises to about 90 per cent during the south-west
monsoon. The average rainfall is around 150 cms per annum. It is
significant that the district gets rainfall both from the south-west
and the north-east monsoons. The south-west monsoon starts by the
end of May/beginning of June, and fades out by September, while
the north-east monsoon commences in October. Dry weather sets in
by the end of December. December, January and February are the coolest
months of the year, March, April and May are generally hot. During
the months of April and May, the mean daily maximum temperature
rises upto 35.20 celsius and during December-January,
it sometimes goes down to 18.00 Celsius.
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