Facts About Kerala

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Kerala :

  • Location Southwestern tip of India.
  • Area 38, 863 sq km.
  • Population 3,18,38,619
  • Capital Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
  • Taluks - 61
  • Revenue Villages - 1452
  • City Corporations - 5
  • Grama Panchayat - 991
  • Block Panchayat - 152
  • District Panchayat - 14
  • Language Malayalam;English is widely spoken.
  • Religion Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
  • Currency Indian Rupee
  • Time GMT +5:30
  • Climate Tropical
  • Summer February - May (24 - 330C)
  • Monsoon June - September (22 - 280C)
  • Winter October - January (22 - 320C)

Names of Districts :
1.Thiruvananthapuram
2.Kollam
3.Alappuzha
4.Pathanamthitta
5.Kottayam
6.Idukki
7.Ernakulam
8.Thrissur
9.Palakkad
10.Malappuram
11.Wayanad
12.Kozhikode
13.Kannur
14.Kasaragod
Major Cities :
Thiruvananthapuram,

Kochi (Ernakulam district)
Kozhikode.
Population :
318.39 lakhs as per the latest 2001 Census (31.839 Millions)

Density of Population :
819 per sq kms

Kerala's Share in the National Population :
3.1 per cent
District Average :

22.74 lakhs (2.274 millions)
Sex Ratio :

1058 women for 1000 men
literacy :

Literacy Rate - 90.92 per cent.
Male Literacy Rate - 94.20 per cent
Female Literacy Rate - 87.86 per cent

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