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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 ...

– 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

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and

GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...

. Kerala has the highest

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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:

** Pronunciation: * Local name: Keralam * 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 **

God's Own Country "God's Own Country" is a phrase meaning an area, region or place supposedly favoured by God. Examples Australia In Australia, the phrase "God's own country" was often used to describe the country in the early 1900s, but it appears to have gr ...

* Adjectivals **

** Keralite *

Demonyms A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

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 ...

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 ** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-KL **

Vehicle registration Motor vehicle registration is the registration of a motor vehicle with a government authority, either compulsory or otherwise. The purpose of motor vehicle registration is to establish a link between a vehicle and an owner or user of the vehicle. Th ...

code: KL, series: List of RTO districts in Kerala

Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 13th * by area: 22nd * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2104): 12th * by Human Development Index (HDI): 1st * by life expectancy at birth: 1st * 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

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, a

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of the Republic of India.

Location of Kerala

* Kerala is situated within the following regions: ** Northern Hemisphere ** Eastern Hemisphere ***

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South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

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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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( UTC+05:30)

Environment of Kerala

* Climate of Kerala *

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 ***

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 ***

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 ...

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 *** Birds of Kerala

Natural geographic features of Kerala

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 **

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 ...

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 **

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 ...

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 ...

** Nelliampathi Mountains * Islands in Kerala **

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 **

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 ...

* Rivers of Kerala

Administrative divisions

Districts

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Kasaragod * Idukki * Ernakulam *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Kollam * Pathanamthitta * Alappuzha *

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

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 ...

* Kollam *

Municipalities

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 ...

* Alappuzha * Aluva *

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 ...

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' ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Chengannur * Cherpulassery *

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 ...

* 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Harippad *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Kasaragod *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Koyilandy A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon ar, Fundriya pt, Pandarani , settlement_type = MunicipalityTaluk , image_skyline = KadaloorPointLight 01.jpg , image_alt = , image_caption ...

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, ...

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 ...

* Mananthavadi *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

* Alathoor * Aluva * Ambalappuzha * Changanasserry * Chalakudy *

* Chenganoor *

* Chittur * Chirayinkeezhu taluk, Chirayinkeezhu * Devikulam * Eranad taluk, Eranad * Hosdurg taluk, Hosdurg * Iritty taluk, Iritty * Kanayannur * Kanjirappally * Kannur taluk, Kannur * Karthikappally * Karunagappalli * Kasaragod taluk, Kasaragod *

* Kodungallor * Kollam Taluk, Kollam * Kondotty Taluk, Kondotty *

* Kottarakkara *

* Kozhencherry *

* Kunnathur (Kerala), Kunnathur * Kunnathunad * Kuttanad * Mallappally * Mananthavadi * Manjeshwaram Taluk, Manjeshwaram *

* Meenachil * Mukundapuram taluk, Mukundapuram *

* 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 *

* 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:

** 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

* Alappuzha#Commerce and tourism, Alappuzha * Athirappilly Falls * Beaches in Kerala * Estuaries of Paravur *

* Kollam * Kovalam * Kumarakom * Munnar * Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram * Vallam Kali, Vallamkali * Wayanad * Bekal

Economy and infrastructure of Kerala

* 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

* ; Government
Official entry portal
of the Government of Kerala
Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala Directorate of Census Operations
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