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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala:
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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21st biggest,
12th most populous,
13th highest and
most literate of the
28 states of the democratic
Republic of India. Kerala is ranked 9th in the country in
tax revenue
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and
GDP
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. Kerala has the highest
life expectancy
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and
female-to-male sex ratio. Kerala is also the
most media exposed state.kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
General reference
Names
* Common name:
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
** Pronunciation:
* Local name:
Keralam
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Official name:
State of Kerala
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
* Nicknames
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God's Own Country
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Adjectivals
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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Keralite
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Demonyms
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Keralites
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomin ...
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Malayalis
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomin ...
* Abbreviations and name codes
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ISO 3166-2 code:
IN-KL
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KL, series:
List of RTO districts in Kerala
Rankings (amongst India's states)
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by population: 13th
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by area: 22nd
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by gross domestic product (GDP) (2104): 12th
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by Human Development Index (HDI): 1st
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by life expectancy at birth: 1st
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by literacy rate: 1st
List of states and union territories of India by households having electricity: 1st
Indian states ranking by media exposure
This is a list of the States of India ranked in order of percentage of people exposed to the media. This information was compiled from NFHS-4. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi round survey conducted by the Internationa ...
: 1st
Geography
* Kerala is: an
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
, a
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
of the
Republic of India.
Location of Kerala
* Kerala is situated within the following regions:
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Northern Hemisphere
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Eastern Hemisphere
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Eurasia
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Asia
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South Asia
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Indian subcontinent
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India
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South India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...
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Time zone
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Indian Standard Time
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UTC+05:30)
Environment of Kerala
![Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Vembanad_Lake_at_Kumarakom.jpg)
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Climate of Kerala
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Protected areas of Kerala
The ''protected areas of Kerala'' include a wide range of biomes, extending east from the coral reefs, estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves beaches of the Arabian Sea through the tropical moist broadleaf forests of the Malabar Coast moist fore ...
** Biosphere reserves in Kerala
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Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is in Tamil Nadu. It encompasses ...
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in the Nilgiri mountains of the Western Ghats in South India. It is the largest protected forest area in India, spreading across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It includes the protected ar ...
** National parks of Kerala
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Eravikulam National Park
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km2 national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in India. Situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east, (Semap) it is the ...
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Wildlife of Kerala
:''This article relates to flora and fauna of the state of Kerala, south India.''
Most of Kerala, whose native habitat consists of wet evergreen rainforests at lower elevations and highland deciduous and semi-evergreen forests in the east, ...
** Flora of Kerala
** Fauna of Kerala
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Birds of Kerala
Natural geographic features of Kerala
![Chandragiri River](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Chandragiri_River.jpg)
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Malabar Coast
The Malabar Coast is the southwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing m ...
* Lakes of Kerala
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Kerala Backwaters
The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and canals lying parallel to the Arabian Sea of the Malabar coast of Kerala state in south-western India. It also includes interconnected lakes, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system ...
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Vembanad Lake
Vembanad is the longest lake in India, as well as the largest lake in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Ve ...
* Hills and mountains of Kerala
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Annamalai Hills
Arunachala ( IAST: , 'Red Mountain') is a hill in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five main Shaiva holy places in South India. The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill. The hill is also known by the na ...
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Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at the trijunction of three states and connect the Western Ghats with the Eastern Ghats. At le ...
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Nelliampathi Mountains
* Islands in Kerala
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Islands of Kollam
City of Kollam or Quilon is known as ''Prince of Arabian Sea'', situated on the banks of Arabian Sea and Ashtamudi Lake. A major portion of Kollam Municipal Corporation area is occupied by Ashtamudi Lake. It is the most visited backwater and l ...
* Mountain passes in Kerala
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Palakkad Gap
Palakkad Gap or Palghat Gap is a low mountain pass in the Western Ghats between Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad in Kerala. It has an average elevation of with a width of . The pass is located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and ...
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Rivers of Kerala
Administrative divisions
Districts
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Districts of Kerala
The Indian States and union territories of India, state of Kerala borders Arabian sea coastline on the west, Tamil Nadu on the south and east, Karnataka on the north and north east. Western Ghats form an almost continuous mountain wall, except n ...
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Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...
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Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
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Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
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Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
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Kasaragod
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Idukki
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Ernakulam
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Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
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Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
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Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
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Kollam
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Pathanamthitta
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Alappuzha
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Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
Corporations, municipalities and taluks
Municipal corporations
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Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
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Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
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Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
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Kollam
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Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
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Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
Municipalities
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Adoor
Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division.
Etymology
Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...
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Alappuzha
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Aluva
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Angamaly
Angamaly (''Aṅkamāli''), , Malayalam : അങ്കമാലി Situated about north of the city centre, the town lies at the intersection of Main Central Road (MC Road) and National Highway 544. MC Road, which starts from Thiruvanantha ...
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Anthoor
Anthoor is a municipality in the Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. Anthoor is located roughly 15 km from the Kannur City, and 7 km from Taliparamba town.
Geography
Almost half of Anthoor' ...
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Attingal
Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It was the location of the Attingal kingdom, under Travancore. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the ...
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Chalakkudy
Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Fal ...
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Changanacherry
Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
History
The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...
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Chavakkad
Chavakkad, formerly Chowghat, is a municipality in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 66 is located about north of the ...
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Chengannur
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Cherpulassery
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Cherthala
Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Al ...
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Chittur -
Tattamangalam
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the seco ...
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Eloor
Eloor is a suburb of Kochi and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. It is an industrial area situated around north of the city centre. It is an island of 14.21 km2 formed between two dis ...
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Erattupetta
Erattupetta is a municipal town located in Kottayam district, close to the place Aruvithura, state of Kerala, India,. It is located 38 km east of Kottayam, the district capital. Erattupetta Grama Panchayath was founded in 1964 and upgrad ...
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Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor, sometimes spelled Ettumanur, is a major town and municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam city, 50 kilometers south of Cochin, and 70 kilometers south of Cochin Internatio ...
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Feroke
Feroke (), is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala.
Feroke municipality shares the border with Kozhikode corporation, Ram ...
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Guruvayoor
Guruvayur () is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at ...
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Harippad
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Irinjalakuda
Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of
Irinjalakuda Revenue Division and Mukundapuram (tehsil), Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enfor ...
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Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one of ...
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Kalamassery
Kalamassery () is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It houses companies like Apollo Tyres and HMT; IT/Electronics Parks like KINFRA Hi Tech Park, Startup Village, and Electronics City. Kalamassery ...
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Kalpetta
Kalpetta is a major town and municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling town surrounded by dense coffee and te ...
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Kanhangad
Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
Location
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...
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Kattappana
Kattappana is a municipal town in the Sahyadri (or Western Ghats) of Kerala state, India. It is the main urban centre in the high ranges of Idukki district, situated about from sea level. It is the second city to became a municipality in ...
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Karunagapally
Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Ka ...
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Kasaragod
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Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...
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Kodungallur
Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Th ...
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Koduvally
Koduvally is a major municipal town in Kozhikode district. It is located on the Calicut- Mysuru National Highway 766 (NH 766) and is about 21 km northeast of Kozhikode (Calicut) city. koduvally is known as the city of gold for its gold tr ...
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Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was ...
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Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam is a town and municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinat ...
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Kothamangalam
Kothamangalam, , is a municipality in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. The town is in the foothills of the Western Ghats, and is a part of the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.
The town serves as the headquarters of a taluk and a municipality ...
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Kottakkal
Kottakkal (literally-''Land of the Fort'') is a municipal town in Malappuram district in Kerala, southern India having 32 wards. it is a part of Malappuram metropolitan area and a growing city in Kerala. The town is best known for the Arya V ...
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Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
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Kottarakara
Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of the Kerala, India. The town is close to Kollam Port, which has a rich history linked to the early medieval ...
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Koyilandy
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Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, ...
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Kuthuparamba
Kuthuparamba is a town and a municipality in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is about 24 km south east of Kannur and 14 km east of Thalassery.
History
Kuthuparamba was part of Kottayam dynasty under the reign of P ...
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Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...
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Mananthavadi
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Manjeri
Manjeri () is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated southeast to Karipur International Airport and northeast to Malappuram, the district he ...
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Mannarkkad
Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km ...
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Maradu
Maradu is a fast developing region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is located at about from the city center. It was formed in May 1953 as a Grama Panchayath and was upgraded to the level of municipality in November 2010. National h ...
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Mattannur
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.
Mattanur lies between Kannur ...
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Mavelikkara
Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River.
Etymology
The name Mavelikar ...
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Mukkam
Mukkam is a major municipality town in Kozhikode, state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is one of the major regional suburb of the Kozhikode district. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Calicut city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of th ...
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Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting po ...
* Nedumangad
* Neyyattinkara
* Nilambur
* Nileshwaram
* North Paravoor
* Ottappalam
* Pala, Kerala, Pala
* Palakkad
* Pandalam
* Panoor (Municipality), Panoor
* Paravoor (South)
* Parappanangadi
* Pathanamthitta
* Pattambi
* Payyannur
* Payyoli
* Perinthalmanna
* Perumbavoor
* Piravom
* Ponnani
* Punalur
* Ramanattukara
* Shoranur
* Sreekandapuram
* Sultan Bathery
* Taliparamba
* Tanur, Malappuram, Tanur
* Thalassery
* Thiruvalla
* Thodupuzha
* Thrikkakara
* Thripunithura
* Tirur
* Tirurangadi
* Vaikom
* Valanchery
* Varkala
* Vatakara
* Wadakkancherry
Taluks
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Adoor
Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division.
Etymology
Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...
* Alathoor
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Aluva
* Ambalappuzha
* Changanasserry
* Chalakudy
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Chavakkad
Chavakkad, formerly Chowghat, is a municipality in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 66 is located about north of the ...
* Chenganoor
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Cherthala
Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Al ...
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Chittur
* Chirayinkeezhu taluk, Chirayinkeezhu
* Devikulam
* Eranad taluk, Eranad
* Hosdurg taluk, Hosdurg
* Iritty taluk, Iritty
* Kanayannur
* Kanjirappally
* Kannur taluk, Kannur
* Karthikappally
* Karunagappalli
* Kasaragod taluk, Kasaragod
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Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
* Kodungallor
* Kollam Taluk, Kollam
* Kondotty Taluk, Kondotty
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Kothamangalam
Kothamangalam, , is a municipality in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. The town is in the foothills of the Western Ghats, and is a part of the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.
The town serves as the headquarters of a taluk and a municipality ...
* Kottarakkara
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Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
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Koyilandy
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Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
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Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, ...
* Kunnathur (Kerala), Kunnathur
* Kunnathunad
* Kuttanad
* Mallappally
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Mananthavadi
* Manjeshwaram Taluk, Manjeshwaram
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Mannarkkad
Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km ...
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Mavelikkara
Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River.
Etymology
The name Mavelikar ...
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* Mukundapuram taluk, Mukundapuram
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Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting po ...
* Nedumangad taluk, Nedumangad
* Neyyattinkara taluk, Neyyattinkara
* Nilambur
* Ottappalam
* Palakkad
* Paravur Taluk, Paravur
* Pathanapuram
* Pattambi
* Payyanur
* Peermade
* Perinthalmanna taluk, Perinthalmanna
* Ponnani taluk, Ponnani
* Ranni, Kerala, Ranni
* Sulthan Batheri
* Taliparamba taluk, Taliparamba
* Thalappilli
* Thalassery
* Thamarassery
* Thiruvalla
* Thiruvananthapuram taluk, Thiruvananthapuram
* Thodupuzha
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Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
* Tirur taluk, Tirur
* Tirurangadi
* Udumbanchola
* Varkala
* Vatakara
* Vaikom
* Vellarikundu
* Vythiri taluk, Vythiri
Demographics
:Demographics of Kerala
Economy of Kerala
Religions of Kerala
* Tourism in Kerala, Tourism
* Education in Kerala, Education
** Colleges in Kerala, colleges and universities
Government and politics of Kerala
* Government of Kerala
** Form of government: Indian state government
** Capital (political), Capital of Kerala:
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
** Elections in Kerala
* Politics of Kerala
** Political families of Kerala
** Political parties in Kerala
*** Left Democratic Front (Kerala), Left Democratic Front
*** United Democratic Front (India), United Democratic Front
** List of politicians of Kerala, Politicians
** Communism in Kerala
Branches of the government of Kerala
Executive branch of the government of Kerala
* Head of state: Governor of Kerala,
* Head of government: Chief Minister of Kerala
* Kerala Council of Ministers
* List of Kerala State Government Organizations, Departments and agencies
Legislative branch of the government of Kerala
Kerala Legislative Assembly
* List of constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly, Constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Kerala
* High Court of Kerala
Law and order in Kerala
Law of Kerala
* Human rights in Kerala
** LGBT rights in Kerala
* Law enforcement in Kerala
** Kerala Police
*** Thiruvananthapuram City Police
*** Kollam City Police
*** Kochi City Police
*** Thrissur City Police
***** Police Dog Training Centre
*** Kerala Thunderbolts
*** Malabar Special Police
History of Kerala
History of Kerala, by period
Prehistoric Kerala
* Edakkal Caves
Ancient Kerala
* Chera dynasty, Chera
* Sangam period
Medieval Kerala
* Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics
Colonial Kerala
* Battle of Colachel, Battle of Kulachal
* Anglo-Mysore Wars
* Battle of Quilon
Contemporary Kerala
* Vaikom Satyagraham
* Malabar Migration
* Red rain in Kerala
History of Kerala, by region
Historical regions
* Kingdom of Travancore
* Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Calicut
* Kingdom of Valluvanad
* Kolathunadu, Kingdom of Cannanore (Kolathunadu)
* Malabar District
* North Malabar
* South Malabar
* Kingdom of Quilon, Kingdom of Quilon (Venad)
* Kingdom of Cochin
* Kingdom of Tanur
History of Kerala, by cities
* History of Thiruvananthapuram, History of Trivandrum
* History of Kozhikode, History of Calicut
* History of Kannur, History of Cannanore
* History of Kochi, History of Cochin
* History of Kasaragod, History of Kasargode
* History of Malappuram
* History of Kollam, History of Quilon
* History of Thrissur, History of Trichur
History of Kerala, by subject
* Travancore
* Tharavad
Culture of Kerala
* Architecture of Kerala
* Cuisine of Kerala
* Martial arts in Kerala
** Kalarippayattu
* Media in Kerala
* Monuments in Kerala
** List of Monuments of National Importance in Kerala, Monuments of National Importance in Kerala
** List of State Protected Monuments in Kerala, State Protected Monuments in Kerala
* World Heritage Sites in Kerala
Art in Kerala
* Kerala mural painting
Cinema of Kerala
* International Film Festival of Kerala
* Kerala State Film Award
Art forms of Kerala
* Kathakali
* Kolkali
* Mohiniyattam
* Margamkali
* Ottamthullal
* Theyyam
* Koodiyattam
* Chavittu Nadakam
* Oppana
Literature of Kerala
* Triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam
Music of Kerala
* Chenda (Thayambaka)
* Kolkali
* Panchari melam
* Panchavadyam
* Sopanam
Festivals in Kerala
* Vishu
* Onam
* Pooram
* Temple festivals of Kerala
Language in Kerala
* Malayalam language
* Malayalam calendar
* Mappila dialect of Malayalam
* Judeo-Malayalam
* Irula language
People of Kerala
* Malayalis
* Ezhavas
*Thiyyas
* Pulayar
* Namboothiri Brahmin, Namboothiris
* Ambalavasis
* Samanta Kshatriya, Samanthas
* Nairs
* Saint Thomas Christians
* Kerala Iyers
* nadar (caste), Nadars
* Cochin Jews
* Dravidian people, Dravidians
* Mappilas
* Adivasis
* List of Scheduled Tribes in India#Kerala, Scheduled Tribes
Religion in Kerala
* Hinduism in Kerala
* Christianity in Kerala
* Islam in Kerala
* Jainism in Kerala
* Sarpam Thullal
Sports in Kerala
** Kerala Cricket Association
** Kerala cricket team
** Kerala Football Association
** Kerala football team
* Vallam Kali (boat race)
Symbols of Kerala
* State animal: Indian elephant
* State fruit: Jackfruit
* State bird: Great hornbill
* State fish: Karimeen
* State flower: Golden shower tree, Golden shower
* State seal: Seal of Kerala
* State tree: Coconut
Tourism
![Munnar hillstation kerala](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Munnar_hillstation_kerala.jpg)
* Alappuzha#Commerce and tourism, Alappuzha
* Athirappilly Falls
* Beaches in Kerala
* Estuaries of Paravur
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Kerala Backwaters
The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and canals lying parallel to the Arabian Sea of the Malabar coast of Kerala state in south-western India. It also includes interconnected lakes, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system ...
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Kollam
* Kovalam
* Kumarakom
* Munnar
* Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram
* Vallam Kali, Vallamkali
* Wayanad
* Bekal
Economy and infrastructure of Kerala
![Cashew @ Paravur](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Cashew_%40_Paravur.jpg)
* Banking in Kerala
* Cashew business in Kollam, Cashew Business
* Economic development in Kerala
** Kerala model
* Tourism in Kerala
* Transport in Kerala
** List of airports in Kerala, Airports in Kerala
** Rail transport in Kerala
** Roads in Kerala
* Water supply and sanitation in Kerala
** List of dams and reservoirs in Kerala, Dams and reservoirs in Kerala
Education in Kerala
* List of institutions of higher education in Kerala, Institutions of higher education in Kerala
References
External links
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Official entry portalof the Government of Kerala
Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala Directorate of Census Operationsof Kerala
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Kerala geography-related lists
Outlines of Indian states, Kerala
Outlines, Kerala