Kerala

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Kerala is a coastal state in southwestern India known for its backwaters, high literacy rate, distinctive Malayalam culture, and strong traditions in art, Ayurveda, and religious diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India
administrativeDivisionType district
bordersState Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
capital Thiruvananthapuram
chiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of Kerala
climateType tropical monsoon
country India
economySector plantation agriculture
remittances
tourism
formedBy States Reorganisation Act, 1956
formedOn 1956-11-01
governorTitle Governor of Kerala
hasBackwaterLake Vembanad Lake
hasBackwaterRegion Alappuzha backwaters
Kumarakom
hasCity Alappuzha
Kochi
Kollam
Kozhikode
Thrissur
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
hasDistrict Ernakulam district
Idukki district
Kozhikode district
linked to: Kozhikode

Thiruvananthapuram district
linked to: Thiruvananthapuram

Wayanad district
linked to: Wayanad
hasFestival Onam
Thrissur Pooram
Vishu
hasHigh Human Development Index
female literacy
life expectancy
hasHillStation Munnar
Wayanad
hasInternationalAirport Calicut International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Trivandrum International Airport
hasInternationalBorderWith Lakshadweep Sea
linked to: Laccadive Sea
hasMountainRange Western Ghats
hasNationalPark Eravikulam National Park
Periyar National Park
hasPort Cochin Port
hasUNESCOHeritage Western Ghats (shared)
linked to: Western Ghats
isoCode IN-KL
knownFor Ayurveda
Kalaripayattu
Kathakali
Onam festival
linked to: Onam

Theyam
backwaters
classical arts
high literacy rate
houseboat tourism
religious diversity
spice plantations
largestCity Thiruvananthapuram
legislature Kerala Legislative Assembly
legislatureType unicameral
literacyRate among highest in India
literaryLanguage Malayalam
locatedIn South India
southwestern India
majorCrop coconut
rubber
spices
majorReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
majorRiver Bharathapuzha
Pamba River
Periyar River
mergedFrom Malabar District
South Canara (part)
Travancore-Cochin
nickname God's Own Country
officialLanguage English
Malayalam
partOf Republic of India
linked to: Union of India
primaryScriptForMalayalam Malayalam script
region Malabar Coast
spice black pepper
cardamom
cinnamon
clove
timeZone Indian Standard Time
traditionalCuisineItem appam
fish curry
puttu
sambar
traditionalDanceForm Kathakali
Mohiniyattam
traditionalMartialArt Kalaripayattu
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode KL

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Madras Presidency successor Travancore-Cochin State
linked to: Kerala
Madras Presidency successor Kerala State
linked to: Kerala
Kannada spokenIn Kerala
Malayalam spokenIn Kerala
Malayalam usedInMediaOf Kerala
Malayalam usedAsMediumOfInstructionIn Kerala schools
linked to: Kerala
Kaveri basinState Kerala
Kaveri sharedBetweenState Kerala
Rahul Gandhi constituencyRepresented Wayanad
linked to: Kerala
Malabar Coast contains Kerala
South India includes Kerala
Kerala High Court state Kerala
Kerala High Court regionServed State of Kerala
linked to: Kerala
Karnataka borders Kerala
Tamil Nadu borderedBy Kerala
Konkani spokenIn Kerala
East Syriac script associatedWithRegion Kerala, India
linked to: Kerala
Malayalam script usedIn Kerala
Cochin locatedIn Kerala
Cochin mergedInto Kerala
Brahmagiri Hills borderOf Kerala
Bhavani River locatedIn Kerala
subject linked to: Bhavani
Bhavani River state Kerala
subject linked to: Bhavani
Calicut locatedIn Kerala
Travancore locatedIn present-day Kerala
linked to: Kerala
Tulu spokenInState Kerala
Vatteluttu script usedIn Kerala region
linked to: Kerala
Kalady locatedIn Kerala