| Total
Area (in sq.km.) |
140,
914 |
| Total
Population |
30,
439,893 |
| Population
Density (persons per sq.km) |
212.8 |
| Population
growth rate |
2.8
% |
| Number
of people per household |
6.0 |
| Persons
per room |
3.33 |
| Life
expectancy (1996) |
55.4 |
| Literacy
Rate |
45.29% |
| Per
Capita Monthly Income |
Rs.1,
036 |
| Urban
Population |
48.75% |
| Rural
Population |
51.25% |
| Population
engaged in Agriculture |
47.54% |
| Population
growth rate (urban) |
2.6
% |
| Population
growth rate (rural) |
2.8% |
| Crude
death rate* |
8.6% |
| Crude
birth rate* |
35.5
% |
| Infant
mortality rate* |
87 |
| Total
cultivated area (ha)(1999-2000) |
5,699 |
| Total
cropped area (ha.) |
3,885 |
| Fish
catch Marine (in ‘000’m tons) |
295.65 |
| Fish
catch Inland (in ‘000’m tons) |
96.40 |
| Arid
area (sq. km) |
68,000 |
| Forest
coverage (mill. ha) |
1.125 |
