| Voice of Malappuram
: Mehar Nawashad
People in Malapuram are economically very poor. The literacy rate
is very low compared to other districts of Kerala. Unemployment
is increasing with each passing day. Government should provide financial
aid to people below the poverty line and make them stable financially.
Malappuram
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Analysis Geographical Area : 3550.0 Km2
Population in Malappuram (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 41,10,956
Male : 19,61,014
Female : 21,49,942
Under 6 population
Total : 5,52,771
Male : 2,81,958
Female : 2,70,81
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 88430
In seeing : 33927
In speech : 6751
In hearing : 8413
In movement : 22266
Mental : 17073
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 445
Sex Ratio Rank : 569
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 27 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 14 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Malappuram District
Kerala
General Features
Bounded by the Nilgiris hills on the East and the Arabian Sea on
the west, the district of Malappuram literally the land atop the
hills, is remarkable for its unique natural beauty. Perched among
the undulating hills and the meandering rivers that flow to reach
the coconut-fringed seacoast, the land conceals a unique and eventful
history. Home to the khilafath movement and the mappila revolts,
which questioned the British authority in India, Malappuram was
the military headquarters of the Zamorins of Kozhikode since ancient
times.
The hill country also contributed much to the cultural artistic
traditions of the state. The mosques and temples of the land are
known for their spectacular festivals. The land of great poets and
writers, political and religious leaders, the district has carved
a unique place of its own in the history of Kerala.
Malappuram district was formed on 16th
of June 1969. The Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu in the east, Arabian sea
in the west, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the north and Palakkad
and Thrissur districts in the South. The district has a geographical
area of 3550 Sq.Kms, which is 9.13 per cent of the total area of
the state. With regard to area, Malappuram district ranks 3rd
in the state.
Topography And Climate
The location of Malappuram district
is 75 to 77 east longitude and 100-to 120-north
latitude, in the geographical map. Like most of the other districts
of the state, Malappuram too consists of three natural divisions,
lowland, midland and highland. The low land stretches along the
seacoast, the midland in the center and the highland region towards
the east and north eastern parts. The topography of the district
is highly undulating; starting from the hilltops covered with thick
forests on the east along the Nilgiris. It gradually slopes down
to the valleys and the small hills, before finally ending on the
sandy flat of luxuriant coconut groves in the west.
The district has more or less the same
climatic conditions prevalent else-where the state, viz, dry season
from December to February, hot season from March to May, the South
West Monsoon from October to November. The South West Monsoon is
usually very heavy and nearly 75 per cent of the annual rains are
received during this season. The climate is generally hot and humid;
the range of temperature varying between 300C and 200C.
The Average annual rainfall is 290mm.
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