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The State has good network of roads having excellent connectivity with most villages. The total road length during 2005-06 in Kerala is 160944 KMs. Road density in the State is 414 KM / 100 Sq KM and it is far ahead of national average of 74.9 KM per 100 Sq KM. The length of road per lakh population is 505.46 KM and it is much higher than the national average of 259.20 KM. Kerala is the only State in the country where all the villages are connected by Road. In Kerala major roads are constructed and maintained by PWD, Municipalities, Corporations, Panchayats etc.

 

District-wise and category wise length of roads

maintained by PWD (R&B) as on 31.3.2006 (in km)

 

Name of District

State Highways

Major district roads

Other district roads

Village roads

Total

Thiruvananthapuram

181

2256

0

0

2437

Kollam

100

1677

0

0

1777

Alappuzha

170

1095

0

0

1265

Pathanamthitta

271

1605

0

0

1876

Kottayam

404

2426

0

0

2830

Idukki

964

1539

0

0

2494

Ernakulam

171

2484

0

0

2655

Thrissur

320

1458

0

0

1778

Palakkad

232

1495

0

0

1727

Malappuram

393

2031

0

0

2424

Kozhikode

275

1933

0

0

2208

Wayanad

177

793

0

0

970

Kannur

330

2013

0

0

2343

Kasaragod

149

1270

0

0

1419

Total

4137

24066

0

0

28203

Source: Appendix 10.2 of Economic Review 2006
 
 
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