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ADMINISTRATION OF THE BASIC STATISTICS - 2014 UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP DIRECTORATE OF PLANNING & STATISTICS PRINTED AT LGP KAVARATTI UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP BASIC STATISTICS 2014 BY DIRECTORATE OF PLANNING & STATISTICS, SECRETARIAT, LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATTI Phone No. 04896-262683, 263068 (Per & Fax), 263299 Email: [email protected] Kavaratti 11-04-2015 Kavaratti 11-04-2015 Kavaratti 16-04-2015 DISTANCE BETWEEN ISLANDS AND ISLANDS TO MAINLAND PORTS ( In Kilometres) (In nautical miles) Kochi Kochi Mang- Mang- alore 359 194 alore Calicut 219 330 178 118 Calicut And 228 257 293 158 139 123 And Amn 107 343 307 407 220 166 185 58 Amn Kdt 11 119 320 294 407 220 159 173 64 6 Kdt ix Btr 72 80 183 404 333 483 261 180 218 99 43 39 Btr Cht 56 54 65 141 348 269 432 233 145 188 76 35 29 30 Cht Klt 37 89 48 59 102 296 252 394 213 136 160 55 32 26 48 20 Klt Agt 111 104 80 72 61 157 383 363 459 248 196 207 85 33 39 43 56 60 Agt Kvt 57 115 126 124 76 65 119 346 352 404 218 190 187 64 35 41 67 68 62 31 Kvt Suh 54 81 169 176 167 126 135 165 407 419 446 241 226 220 89 62 73 90 96 91 44 29 Suh Klp 141 124 178 176 206 228 159 150 87 263 343 287 155 185 142 47 81 85 123 111 95 96 67 76 Klp Mcy 211 219 252 296 346 378 376 330 311 293 444 537 398 215 290 240 158 168 178 203 204 187 160 136 118 114 Mcy TECHNICAL GUIDANCE Director (Planning & Statistics) Shri. Shamsher Singh STAFF ASSOCIATED 1. Shri. C.N. Kuttiyammed : Statistical Officer 2. Shri. H.V.D. Hussain : Statistical Assistant 3. Smt. B.G. Amena : Statistical Assistant 4. Smt. C.G. Sajna Beegum : Junior Investigator ********************* xi CONTENTS Table Page No. Title No. GENERAL 1 Major Indicator 2013—2014 1-6 CLIMATE 1 Normal and actual rainfall in Lakshadweep 7 2 Temperature in Lakshadweep 7-9 3 Rainfall recorded at various centres 9 AREA AND POPULATION 1 Island-wise area and population (2011 Census) 10 2 Name and area of uninhabited islands. 11 3 Population in Lakshadweep since 1901 11 4 Island-wise Scheduled Tribe Population (2001 & 2011 Census) 13 5 Decennial growth rate 2001-2011 13 6 Sex ratio (1901-2011 Census) 13 7 Island-wise houses and house-holds 14 8 Density of population 14-15 AGRICULTURE 1 Land utilisation statistics of Lakshadweep. 16 2 Distribution of seeds 16 3 Island-wise labour strength 17 4 Coconut harvested 17 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS 1 Agricultural operational holdings 18-19 2 Operational Holdings (Nos) in Percentages - Lakshadweep 19 3 Operational holdings and area operated 20 4 Estimated area by size of Class and Land use 20-22 5 Operational holdings by tenure 22-23 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 1 Livestock census and poultry 24 2 Veterinary facilities 24 3 Milk production in Govt.dairy units/farm 25 4 Milk production in Private 25 5 Egg production in Govt.poultry units/farm 26 6 Egg production under private sector 26 7 Cattle in Govt.demonstration units/farm 27 8 Poultry in Govt.demonstration units/farm 27 9 Labourers strength in Animal Husbandry 27 10 Chicks Production in Govt. Hatcheries 27 11 Details of Treatment 28 12 Island wise Broiler Meat Production 28 FISHERIES 1 Fisheries in Lakshadweep 29 2 Quantity and value of fish landing in Lakshadweep 29 3 Island-wise fish landing and its value 30 4 Major species of Fish landing in Lakshadweep 31 5 Fish products exported 32 xiii Page Table Title No. No. 6 Island wise Tuna Landing 32 7 Island-wise labour engaged 33 8 Island wise cold storages availablilty & Tunnel Freezers 33 9 Island wise details of Fishermen in Lakshadweep 34 EDUCATION 1 Literacy in Lakshadweep 35 2 Island wise & Sex wise literates (2011 Census) 35 3 Island-wise literacy as a percentage of total population 35 4 Educational institutions in Lakshadweep 36 5 Educational institutions, Enrolment and Teachers 36 6 Institution-wise scholars 37 7 Year wise Result (SSLC) 38 8 Institution-wise Result (SSLC) 39-40 9 Institution-wise Result (X CBSE) 41 10 Year wise Result of PDC/Plus Two level of Education. 41-42 11 Year wise Result of XII CBSE 43 12 Year wise Result of KVK & Navodaya 43 13 Year wise CBSE XII Result of Navodaya 43 14 Year wise Result of B.ed course 43 15 Gender wise enrollement of Scholars Calicut University Centre, Kadmat 43-44 16 Year wise Result of Calicut University Centres, Kadmat 44 17 Gender wise enrollement of Scholars P.M. Sayed Calicut University Centre, Androt 44-45 18 Year wise Result of P.M. Sayed Calicut University Centres, Androt 45 19 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Kavaratti 45 SPORTS & YOUTH AFFAIRS 1 Island wise availablity of Sports Infrastructure 46 2 Activities undertaken for promotion of sports and games 46 3 Activities undertaken for youths and Govt. employees 47 4 Performance of varios competition 47 JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA 1 Year wise & Sex wise student strength 48 2 Year wise Result in AISSE & AISSCE 48 3 Teacher strength 48 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA 1 Enrollment and Staff 49 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE 1 Stenography 50 2 Cutting & Tailoring 50 3 Carpentry 50 4 Diesel Mechanic 50 MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1 Medical facilities in Lakshadweep 51 2 Tehsil-wise/block-wise hospital and dispensaries 51 3 Bed strength of hospitals/primary health centres/CHC’s 52 4 Year wise Out-patient and In patient 52 5 Island wise Out-patient and in patient 52 6 Assistance under National Illness Fund 54 7 Patients evacuated from other Island to Kavaratti, RGSH Agatti & to 54 mainland for specialised treatment. 8 Pulse polio 55 9 Pulse polio Immunization 55 xiv Page Table Title No. No. FAMILY WELFARE 1 Sterilisation operations performed 56 2 Island-wise family welfare activities 56-59 3 Demography of Lakshadweep 59 4 Year wise and sex wise Birth and Death ratio 59 5 Prevalent communicable diseases in Lakshadweep 60-61 6 Pregnant women registered 61 7 Immunization Status 61 8 Status of HIV+ve cases 62 9 Number of TB Patient 62 LEAGAL METROLOGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS 1 Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs 63 SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT 1 Ships/ferry vessel plying between mainland and island 64 2 Island-wise passenger traffic by Ship/Ferry vessel 65-75 3 Island-wise and year-wise passenger traffic by Ship/Ferry vessel 76-77 4 Year-wise passenger traffic by Ship/Ferry vessel 78-79 5 Passenger summary- All routes 79-81 6 Total number of passengers travelled in all ship 82 7 Cargo transported by ship/Charted Vessel 83-86 8 Passenger fares for mainland and inter island helicopter services 86-87 9 Concessional Helicopter fare for Medical Evacuation 87-88 10 Revised Tourist fare in Helicopter 88 11 Passenger traffic by Helicopter 88 12 Ship fare and Revised ship fare of passenger ships 89-98 13 IIF/HSV fare 99-100 14 Passenger Traffic by Ships / Ferry Vessel 100-101 15 Passenger summary- All routes 101-102 16 Passenger summary- Inter Island 102-103 17 Total number of passengers travelled in all ship 104 REGIONAL TRANSPORT 1 No. of Registered Vehicles 105-109 2 Revenue Earned 110 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1 Road length in Lakshadweep 111 2 Island-wise road constructed 111 3 Govt. quarters constructed by P.W.D 111 4 Island-wise workcharged employees and labour strength 112-113 5 Island-wise shore protected in meters 113 6 Details of Wells, Ponds, Hand Pumps etc. 113-114 7 Construction of Rain water Tank 114 8 Cumulative data as on 31-03-2014 115 DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION 1 Telecommunication facilities in Lakshadweep 116 2 Telphone facilities 116-117 3 Details of exchanges 118-119 4 Global system for mobile communication 119 5 Postal facilities in Lakshadweep 120 6 Other premium services 120 xv Page Table Title No. No. POWER 1 Installed capacity, generation & consumption 121 2 Island-wise and sector-wise consumption 122-123 3 Island-wise domestic/commercial/industrial connections 123-125 4 Power Generation 125 5 Island-wise Power Plants 125 INDUSTRIES 1 Industries in Lakshadweep 126-138 2 Island-wise labour strength under Industries Department 139 CO-OPERATION 1 Co-operative Societies in Lakshadweep 140 2 Membership and Capital of Co-operative Societies 140 3 Island-wise Co-operative retail outlets in Lakshadweep 141 4 Island-wise Copra marketed through LCMF and its value 141-142 5 Island wise fire price shops(PDS) 143 6 Imports by food grains 143 7 Island wise Godown in Lakshadweep under Govt. & Cooperative Sector 143-144 SOCIAL WELFARE 1 Some key statistics on Social Welfare 145-154 2 Details of disbility certificate issued 2013-14 153 3 Some key statistics on Art & Culture 153-156 4 Some key statistics on Integrated Child Development Services 157-164 5 Welfare Extension/Border Area Project Managed 165-166 6 Lakshadweep State Social Welfare Board, Kavaratti. 166-167 7 Some key statistics on Lakshadweep State Wakf Board 167-170 8 Some key statistics on Lakshadweep Kala Academy 170 EMPLOYMENT 1 Employment as per Live Register 171-172 2 Staff strength of UTL Administration 173 3 Ministerial Staff Strength of U.T L Administration 174 4 DANICS Post Under the Lakshadweep Administration 174 TOURISM 1 Tourist Accommodation facilities in Lakshadweep 175-177 2 Tourist Arrivals in Lakshadweep & Revenue from Tourism 177 LAW AND ORDER 1 Police personnel 179-180 2 Police Station/Out post 180 3 Crime in Lakshadweep 180 4 India Reserve Battalion, Lakshadweep 181 5 Some key statistics on Judicial Administration 181-183 6 District & Session Court, Kavaratti.
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  • (A) Severe Cyclonic Storm MAHA

    (A) Severe Cyclonic Storm MAHA

    India Meteorological Department Earth System Science Organisation (Ministry of Earth Sciences) BULLETIN NO. : 12 (ARB/04/2019) and BULLETIN NO. : 57 (ARB/03/2019) TIME OF ISSUE: 1900 HOURS IST DATED: 31.10.2019 FROM: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (FAX NO. 24643965/24699216/24623220) TO: CONTROL ROOM, NDM, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (FAX.NO. 23092398/23093750) CONTROL ROOM NDMA (FAX.NO. 26701729) CABINET SECRETARIAT (FAX.NO.23012284, 23018638) PS TO HON’BLE MINISTER FOR S & T AND EARTH SCIENCES (FAX NO.23316745) SECRETARY, MOES, (FAX NO. 24629777) H.Q. (INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF AND CDS) (FAX NO. 23005137/23005147) DIRECTOR GENERAL, DOORDARSHAN (23385843) DIRECTOR GENERAL, AIR (23421101, 23421105, 23421219) PIB MOES (FAX NO. 23389042) UNI (FAX NO. 23355841) D.G. NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF) (FAX NO. 26105912, 2436 3260) DIRECTOR, PUNCTUALITY, INDIAN RAILWAYS (FAX NO. 23388503) CHIEF SECRETARY, KERALA (FAX NO. 0471-2327176) ADMINISTRATOR, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS (FAX NO. 0489-6263180) ADMINISTRATOR, UNION TERRITORY OF DAMAN & DIU (0260-2230775) ADMINISTRATOR, UNION TERRITORY OF DADRA NAGAR HAVELI (0260-2230775) CHIEF SECRETARY, KARNATAKA (FAX NO. 080-22258913) CHIEF SECRETARY, TAMILNADU (FAX NO.044-25672304) CHIEF SECRETARY, KERALA (FAX NO.0471-2327176) CHIEF SECRETARY, GOA (FAX NO. 0832-2415201) CHIEF SECRETARY, MAHARASHTRA (FAX NO. 022- 22028594) CHIEF SECRETARY, GUJARAT (FAX NO. 079-23250305) Sub: (A) Severe Cyclonic Storm MAHA (Pronounced as M’maha) over eastcentral Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area: CYCLONE WARNING FOR