Since Prime Minister Modi published his photos from the clean beaches of Lakshadweep, there are news reports of Lakshadweep trending on Google Search.
According to Google Trends, the surge started on January 4th, the day the images were shared, and if the graph below is any indication, the trend is only growing.
Lakshadweep had more searches than Tourism in India!
Not just that, in worldwide trends, globally, when people search Tourism in India, what are the top rising trends?
10 Facts about Lakshadweep
These are not tourism facts. These are general facts.
1. 70% of the people in the island are “Not Working” – neither full time nor part time, as per the 2011 Census.
2. Tuna, which is one of the most expensive fish in the world, is found abundantly around Lakshadweep. But the first tuna processing plant was set up in June 2021.
3. Even though there are ten uninhabited islands on the archipelago, solar power transmission was not seriously explored until January 2024. The bulk of the power generation was through private diesel generators. There was a solar power plant on the main island as early as 2012.
4. It also has the highest population density in India. The density of population of the district as per 2011 Census is 2,149 persons per sq.km as against 1895 in 2001.
5. There are two aerial connects – Agatti and Bangaram. The other way to get there is to take a cruise ship from the mainland (Kerala). The commute is 14-15 hours.
6. The entire place allows no alcohol. Not even for tourists.
7. There is only one crop on the entire region – coconuts. Some people have private vegetable gardens etc. but mostly everything is carried from the mainland.
8. In terms of livestock, most islanders keep goats and poultry. Cattle is rare.
9. There are two major occupations – fishing and coconut farming. Tourism is NOT a major employment option.
10. There are no movie theaters. Not even for the locals.
