Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
4.4% of women in Kottayam own land in their name, behind the typical district. 13.8% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 88% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6%. On women with a bank account at 75.2%, it sits close to the national mark.