Ernakulam district, one of the most developed districts in Kerala, is spread over an area of 3068 square kilometres (7.9% of the land area of Kerala state). The district lies between 9o47' and 10o18' north latitudes and 76o9' and 77o 6' east longitudes. It is bounded on the west by Lakshadweep Sea, south by Kottayam and Alappuzha districts, east by Idukki district and on the North by Thrissur district. Physiographically, the district is divided into three broad divisions - lowland, midland, and highland. The lowland includes the coastal plains, coastal depressional lands with swales and marshes and the fluvial transitional plains. The midland constitutes the undulating to rolling terrain. The upland comprises of the rolling to hilly terrain with elongated ridge, scarp slopes and isolated rocky cliffs. Kochi and Paravur taluks and western part of Kanayannoor taluk constitute the low land while Aluva, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam and eastern portion of the Kanayannur taluk come under the midland region. The major part of the Kunnathunadu taluk also is in the midland region. Eastern part of Kunnathunadu and Kothamangalam taluks come under the highland region. The lowest elevation of nearly Mean Sea Level (MSL) is noticed in the western coastal area and the highest elevation of 534 metres above MSL is at Sulu Medu.
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Ernakulam at a Glance |
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District Name |
Ernakulam |
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Headquarters |
Kakkanad |
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Goegraphical Area |
3068 Sq.kms |
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Coastal line |
46 Kms |
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Water bodied area |
12,700 Hectares |
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Forest Land |
8,123 Hectares |
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Location |
Latitude : 9o57’ N; Longitude 76 o15’ E |
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Boundaries |
North – Thrissur District, East – Idukki District, West Arabian Sea, South –Kottayam & Alappuzha Districts |
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Time |
Indian Standard Time +5:30 hours GMT |
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Altitude |
Sea Level |
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Population details |
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Male |
16,17,602 |
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Female |
16,62,258 |
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Total |
32,79,860 |
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SC |
2,68,411 |
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ST |
16,559 |
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Sex ratio |
1028 |
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Density of population |
1069 |
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Per capita income |
Rs.23020 |
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Literacy Rate |
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Male |
97.14% |
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Female |
94.27% |
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Total |
95.68% |
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Administrative setup |
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7 |
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124 |
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14 |
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84 |
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Corporation |
1 (Kochi) |
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11 |
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14 |
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Ernakulam, Part of Chalakkudy, Idukki and Kottayam |
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Role and functions of the District Planning Officer at District Level
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Sl. No. |
Name of Committee |
Role of DPO |
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1. |
District Development Council (DDC) |
Convenor& Secretary |
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2. |
District Planning Committee (DPC), a Constitutional Body under Panchayat Raj Act. |
Joint Secretary (Co-ordination) |
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3. |
District Level Technical Committee (DLTC on WGDP) |
Chairman |
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4. |
District Level Monitoring Committee on MPLADS |
Convenor |
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5. |
District Level Working Group on ST Development |
Convenor |
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6. |
District Level Committee (DLC) for SC Development |
Convenor |
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7. |
District Level Seminar on TSP in Decentralised Planning |
Convenor |
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8. |
District Level Co-ordination Committee on Western Ghat Development Programme (DLCC on WGDP) |
Convenor |
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9. |
District Level Review Meeting on Accelerated Rural Water Supply Scheme (ARWSS) for SCs/STs |
Convenor |
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10. |
District Level Committee on Restructured Twenty Point Programme (TPP) |
Convenor |
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11. |
District level Advisory Committee on Training (by KILA) and Capacity Development of LSGIs |
Convenor |
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12. |
District Level Purchase Committee on KWA |
Member |
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13. |
District Level Review Committee (DLRC) on Banking |
Member |
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14. |
District Level Consultative Committee on (DLCC) on Banking |
Member |
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15. |
Governing Body of the District Nirmithi Kendra |
Member |
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16. |
District Level Committee on Fish Farmer’s Development Agency (FFDA) |
Member |
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17. |
District Level Committee on Flagship Programme (Khadi) |
Member |
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18. |
District Level Committee under Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) |
Member |
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19. |
District Level Committee under District Sports Council |
Member |
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20. |
District Level Committee on ICDS (Social Welfare Department) |
Member |
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21. |
District Level Committee on Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) |
Member |
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22. |
Member of the District Level Committee on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG NREGS) |
Member |
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23. |
District Level Monitoring Committee on Food Security |
Member |
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24. |
General Body of the Forest Development Council |
Member |
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25. |
District Level Monitoring Committee on Official Language (Malayalam) |
Member |
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26. |
Governing Body of the Model Residential Schools |
Member |
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27. |
Agricultural Crop Pricing Committee under Dept. of Economics & Statistics |
Member |
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28. |
Akshaya |
District Co-ordinator |
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29. |
Dhanwanthari Service Society |
Member |
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30. |
NRHM Executive Committee |
Member |
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31. |
NRHM Governing Body |
Member |
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32. |
Gandhi Gram Development Society, Nellad |
Vice Chairman |
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33. |
Labour cum Development Bank, North Paravur |
Vice Chairman |
Details of previous District Planning Officers
The District Planning Office in Ernakulam District Started its functioning on 01.04.1979 with Additional District Magistrate as charge of District Planning Officer.
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Serial No |
Name of Officers |
From |
To
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1. |
O.C. Vincent (ADM in Charge of DPO) |
01.04.1979 |
04.04.1979 |
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2. |
C. Raman kutty Warrier (ADM in Charge of DPO) |
05.04.1979 |
25.09.1979 |
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3. |
K.Rose (IAS) |
25.09.1979 |
17.12.1992 |
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4. |
M.Geethadevi (Dy.DPO i/c) |
18.12.1992 |
11.08.1993 |
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5. |
M.Siraj Kunju |
12.08.1993 |
01.10.1994 |
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6. |
C.S. Sreedharan |
03.10.1994 |
12.11.1998 |
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7. |
T.G.Gopalakrishnan |
12.11.1998 |
31.05.1999 |
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8. |
T.Mony |
31.05.1999 |
28.02.2004 |
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9. |
C.Velayudhan Chettiyar |
28.02.2004 |
30.03.2007 |
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10 |
K.G.Thankappan (Addl. Charge) |
30.03.2007 |
31.05.2007 |
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11. |
M.Geethadevi (Addl. Charge) |
31.05.2007 |
09.07.2007 |
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12. |
N.Sundaran |
09.07.2007 |
01.09.2008 |
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13. |
T.J.Aleyamma(Dy.DPO i/c) |
01.09.2008 |
10.09.2008 |
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14. |
P.Sadanandan |
10.09.2008 |
31.03.2010 |
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15. |
Saly Joseph(Dy.DPO i/c) |
31.03.2010 |
16.04.2010 |
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16. |
R.Girija |
16.04.2010 |
01.03.2011 |
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17. |
M .C.Thankappan |
03.03.2011 |
07.07.2011 |
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18. |
R.Girija |
07.07.2011 |
23.07.2014 |
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19. |
Saly Joseph |
23.07.2014 |
Continues |
