| |
|
* Growth of Road and Transport sector
| Item |
Unit |
1980 |
1985 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Road length (PWD) | kms |
17408 |
19107 |
20283 |
22863 |
21508 |
21347 |
22991 |
22991 |
| Road length (PWD) per sq. km | kms |
0.45 |
0.51 |
0.52 |
0.57 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
| Road
length (Local bodies) |
kms |
66158 |
81515 |
99022 |
106920 |
87094 |
92084 |
106632 |
98973 |
| Motor vehicles | Nos |
174704 |
319259 |
647742 |
1170241 |
2111885 |
2315372 |
2315372 |
2792094 |
| Motor vehicles per 100 sq km | Nos |
450 |
821 |
1667 |
3011 |
5434 |
5958 |
5958 |
7184 |
| Railway route length | kms |
916 |
914 |
998 |
1198 |
1148 |
1148 |
1148 |
1148 |
* Source - Economic Review 2004 (Kerala State Planning Board)
District-wise and category wise length of roads maintained by PWD as on 1.4.2004 (in km)
Name
of District |
National
Highways |
State
Highways |
Major
district roads |
Other
district roads |
Village
roads |
Total |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 79.000 |
169.360 |
704.123 |
899.907 |
80.067 |
1932.457 |
| Kollam |
150.595 |
90.682 |
1265.883 |
123.462 |
6.902 |
1637.524 |
| Pathanamthitta | 34.615 |
207.268 |
553.677 |
598.755 |
48.555 |
1442.870 |
| Alappuzha | 88.100 |
138.121 |
837.131 |
79.991 |
80.614 |
1223.957 |
| Kottayam | 73.662 |
378.006 |
1643.577 |
135.686 |
16.158 |
2247.089 |
| Idukki | 157.708 |
880.593 |
495.573 |
278.606 |
16.250 |
1828.730 |
| Ernakulam | 172.760 |
289.113 |
908.349 |
867.370 |
118.385 |
2355.977 |
| Thrissur | 127.580 |
322.391 |
1088.000 |
161.000 |
15.000 |
1713.971 |
| Palakkad | 120.640 |
373.079 |
794.026 |
436.910 |
42.390 |
1767.045 |
| Malappuram | 156.900 |
208.867 |
1278.341 |
198.143 |
143.140 |
1985.391 |
| Kozhikode | 134.444 |
160.833 |
454.643 |
746.934 |
1496.854 |
|
| Wayanad | 60.000 |
97.165 |
315.015 |
65.935 |
37.782 |
575.897 |
| Kannur | 82.000 |
240.899 |
1062.103 |
445.776 |
2.960 |
1834.593 |
| Kasaragod | 85.950 |
227.485 |
310.823 |
277.043 |
47.790 |
949.091 |
Total |
1523.954 |
3784.717 |
11711.264 |
5315.518 |
655.993 |
22991.446 |
District-wise /Surface-wise length of PWD roads as on April 2004 (in km)
District |
cement
concrete |
black
topped |
water-bond
mecadam |
others |
Total |
| Thiruvananthapuram | .. |
1798.660 |
15.960 |
38.837 |
1853.457 |
| Kollam | .. |
1486.929 |
1486.929 |
||
| Pathanamthitta | .. |
1404.147 |
0.700 |
3.408 |
1408.255 |
| Alappuzha | .. |
998.037 |
30.189 |
107.631 |
1135.857 |
| Kottayam | 2097.000 |
29.305 |
47.122 |
2173.427 |
|
| Idukki | 1285.095 |
6.466 |
379.481 |
1671.022 |
|
| Ernakulam | 0.464 |
2122.902 |
22.138 |
37.713 |
2183.217 |
| Thrissur | 3.391 |
1583.000 |
.. |
.. |
1586.391 |
| Palakkad | .. |
1570.705 |
24.550 |
51.150 |
1646.405 |
| Malappuram | .. |
1694.796 |
62.795 |
70.990 |
1828.491 |
| Kozhikode | .. |
1284.705 |
12.620 |
65.085 |
1362.410 |
| Wayanad | .. |
488.557 |
14.800 |
12.540 |
515.897 |
| Kannur | 3.050 |
1745.407 |
.. |
4.136 |
1752.593 |
| Kasaragode | .. |
810.533 |
.. |
52.608 |
863.141 |
Total |
6.905 |
20370.383 |
219.503 |
870.701 |
*21467.492 |
* Excluding roads under National Highways
District-wise availability of PWD roads as on April 2004
District |
Length
of PWD roads (km) |
Population
(2001 census) |
Availability
of roads (km) per 1000 people |
Area
(sq. km) |
Availability
of roads (km) per sq. km |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 1932.457 |
3,234,707 |
0.597 |
2192 |
0.882 |
| Kollam | 1637.524 |
2,584,118 |
0.634 |
2491 |
0.657 |
| Pathanamthitta | 1442.870 |
1,231,577 |
1.172 |
2642 |
0.546 |
| Alappuzha | 1223.957 |
2,105,349 |
0.581 |
1414 |
0.866 |
| Kottayam | 2247.089 |
1,952,901 |
1.151 |
2203 |
1.020 |
| Idukki | 1828.730 |
1,128,605 |
1.620 |
5019 |
0.364 |
| Ernakulam | 2355.977 |
3,098,378 |
0.760 |
2407 |
0.979 |
| Thrissur | 1713.971 |
2,975,440 |
0.576 |
3032 |
0.565 |
| Palakkad | 1767.045 |
2,617,072 |
0.675 |
4480 |
0.394 |
| Malappuram | 1985.391 |
3,629,640 |
0.547 |
3550 |
0.559 |
| Kozhikode | 1496.854 |
2,878,498 |
0.520 |
2344 |
0.639 |
| Wayanad | 575.897 |
786,627 |
0.732 |
2131 |
0.270 |
| Kannur | 1834.593 |
2,412,365 |
0.760 |
2966 |
0.619 |
| Kasaragode | 949.091 |
1,203,342 |
0.789 |
1992 |
0.476 |
Total |
22991.446 |
31,838,619 |
0.722 |
38863 |
0.592 |
Bridges and Culvert in PWD Roads as on 1-04-2004
Item |
State Highways |
Major District Roads |
Other District Roads |
Village Roads |
TOTAL |
| Total Number of Bridges | 627 |
947 |
395 |
55 |
2024 |
| No of unsafe bridges | 68 |
79 |
30 |
5 |
182 |
| Total No of culverts | 11454 |
21892 |
12808 |
1451 |
47605 |
| No. of unsafe culverts | 743 |
604 |
253 |
54 |
1654 |