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KERALA

CAPITAL
Tiruvananthapuram
ESTABLISHED
November 1, 1956
CHIEF MINISTER
P Vijayan
GOVERNOR
Arif Mahammad Khan
RULING PARTY
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
HIGH COURT
Ernakulam, 1958
STATE ANIMAL
Indian Elephant
STATE BIRD
Great Hornbill
STATE TREE
Coconut
STATE FLOWER
Golden Shower
STATE FRUIT
Jack Fruit
STATE EMBLEM
---
STATE SONG
---
STATE SPORT
---
STATE LANGUAGE(S)
Malayalam (State Language), English, Hindi
STATE DANCE(S)
  1. 1Kathakali
  2. 2Kudiyattam
  3. 3Kalavipanattu
  4. 4Kaliyattam
  5. 5Oottam
  6. 6Padayani (Folk Dance)
  7. 7Krishnastam
  8. 8Kaikottukali
  9. 9Thullal
  10. 10Margamkalli
  11. 11Oppana
  12. 12Mohiniattam
  13. 13Theyyam
BOUNDARY STATES (3)
  1. 1Tamil Nadu
  2. 2Karnataka
  3. 3Lakshadweep
AREA

38, 863 sq km (22nd), Density: 860 per sq. km

POPULATION

3,34,06,061 (13th), Males = 1,60,27,412 & Females = 1,73,78,649 M : F = 1000 : 1084

LITERACY

93.90%

ASSEMBLY

140

LOK SABHA

20

RAJYA SABHA

9

TRIBES
  1. 1Moplah
FESTIVALS
  1. 1Onam
  2. 2Poorum
  3. 3Vishu
  4. 4Thrissurpuram
  5. 5Shivaratri
  6. 6Ramzan
  7. 7Christamas
  8. 8Attukal Pongala
DISTRICTS (14)
  1. 1Alappuzha
  2. 2Ernakulam
  3. 3Idukki
  4. 4Kannur
  5. 5Kasaragod
  6. 6Pathanamthitta
  7. 7Kollam
  8. 8Kottayam
  9. 9Kozhikode
  10. 10Wayanad
  11. 11Thiruvananthapuram
  12. 12Palakkad
  13. 13Malappuram
  14. 14Thrissur
MAIN CITIES
  1. 1Kojikode (kalikat)
  2. 2Alapuja
  3. 3Kochin
  4. 4Palakkad
  5. 5Kannur
  6. 6Trivendram
  7. 7Ernakulam
  8. 8Kasargadh
  9. 9Karaikudi
  10. 10Idukki
  11. 11Malappuram
  12. 12Kottayam
  13. 13Kochi
  14. 14Thrissur
  15. 15Kollam

TEMPLES/CHURCH/MASJID

#Temple/Church/MasjidLocation
1SabarimalaPerunad
2Ananta Padmanabha Swami TempleTiruvananthapuram
3Guruvayur Temple---
4Yogamaya Temple---
5Attukal BhagavathyTemple---
6Chinnakkathoor Temple---
7Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple---
8Vaikom Temple---
9Aluva Temple---
10 Valiyakoickal Temple---

INDUSTRIES

#Industry/Company NameYearLocation
1------------

POWER PLANTS :

#Power Plant NameYearLocation
1Idukki Hydro power plant------
2Shabaragiri Hydro Power Plant------
3Kayakulam Power Station------
4Brahmaputram power Station------
RIVERS
  1. 1Periyar
  2. 2Chaliyar
  3. 3Kadalundi
  4. 4Chalakkudy
  5. 5Achenkovil
  6. 6Kalada
  7. 7Valapattanam
  8. 8Bhavani
  9. 9Kabani
  10. 10Bharathapuzha
  11. 11Pamba

LAKES :

#Lake NameRiverLocation
1Astamudi lake---Kollam
2Kayamkulam Lake------
3Kuttanad Lake ---Kottayam
4Vellayani Lake------
5Pookot Lake------
6Shashtamkotta Lake---Kollam
7Vembanadu Lake------

PROJECTS/DAMS :

#Project/Dam NameRiverLocation
1Idukki dam Periyar River---
2Mullaperiyar Dam------
3Banasura Sagar Dam Kabini River---
4Kundala Dam Parambikulam River---
5Parambikulam Dam Parambikulam River---
6Walayar Dam Walayar River---

WATERFALLS/BEACH :

#NameLocation
1Athirappilly Waterfalls---
2Meenmutty Waterfalls Wayanad
3Soochipara Waterfalls Wayanad
4Kovalam Beach---

PORTS :

#Port NameLocation
1Cochin Port---
2Quilon Port---

HILLS/VALLEY/CAVES :

#NameLocation
1----------

BIOSPHERE RESERVES :

Nil

TIGER RESERVES :

#NameYearLocation
1Periyar Tiger Reserve 1979Idukki & Pathanamthatti
2Parambikulam Tiger Reserve 2009 Palakkad District

NATIONAL PARKS :

#NameYearLocation
1Eravikulam National Park 1978Idukki District
2Silent Valley National Park 1980 Nilgiri
3Periyar National Park 1982 Idukki & Pathanamthitta Districts
4Anamudi Shola National Park 2003 Idukki District
5Mathikettan Shola National Park 2003 Idukki District
6Pambadam Shola National Park 2003 Devikulam Taluk

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES :

#NameYearLocation
1Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 1984--
2Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary----
3Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary--Kottayam
4Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary --Malapparam
5Thattekad Bird Wildlife Sanctuary1983 Kochi
6Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary---Kochi
7Mangalavanam Bird W.L.S2004 --
8Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary 1958--
9Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary 2010--
10 Periyar Elephants W.L.S1950 Idukki District
11 Parambikulam W.L.S1973Kannur District
12 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary1973Kozekode
13 Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary 1984--
14 Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary 1984--
15 Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary 1976--
16 Chulannur Peafowl W.L.S2007--
17 Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary 2011--
18 Kurinjimala Wildlife Sanctuary 2006--
19 Peechi – Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary 1958--
20 Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary 1983--
21 Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 1984 --
22 Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary ------

ZOO PARKS/MUSEUM :

#Zoo Park NameLocation
1Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research CentreTrivendram
2Thiruvananthapuram ZooTrivendram
3Thrissur ZooThrissur
4Sardar Vallabhai Patel Police Museum Kollam
5Napier Museum---

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS :

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Trivendram International AirportThiruvanthapuramInternational
2Cochin International AirportKochiInternational
3Needumbaseri International Air portKochiInternational
4Calicut International AirportKozhikodeInternational
5Kannur International AirportKannurInternational

AIRPORTS :

#Airport NameCityCategory
1INS GarudaKochiDomestic
2Quilon AerodromeKollamDefense
3Sabarimala AirportKottayamDomestic

IIT/IIM/NIT/IIIT/AIIMS :

#NameLocation
1Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Kozhikode
2Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Palakkad
3National Institute of Technology (NIT)Kozhikode
4Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Kottayam

UNIVERSITIES :

#University NameLocation
1National University on Disability StudiesThiruvananthapuram
2A P J Abdul Kalam Technological UniversityThiruvananthapuram
3Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS)Kalady (Kochi)
4Indian Maritime UniversityCochin
5Central University of KeralaKasaragod
6Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences UniversityWayanad

STADIUMS :

#Stadium NameLocation
1University Football StadiumTiruvanantapuram
2Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium (Multipurpose)Kochi
3Fort Maidan (Football)Palakkad
FAMOUS PERSONS
  1. 1Annachandi
  2. 2K R Narayanan
  3. 3Arundati Roy
  4. 4K G Balakrishnan
  5. 5Raja Ravivarma
  6. 6K Kelappan – Kerala Gandhi
  7. 7Vagrhese Kurien – Milk Man of India & Father of White Revolution

MISCELLANEOUS :

Anamudi Peak – 2695 meters, Cochin International Airport – World's first fully solar energy powered Airport, Vembanadu Lake (Vembanadu Lake is India's longest lake and is the largest lakes inKerala)

Kerala

  • 1God's Own Country
  • 2Land of Coconuts
  • 3Spice Garden of India
  • 4Land of Parasuram

Kollam

  • 1Cashew Capital of the World
  • 2Price of Arabian Sea

Alaphuza

  • 1Venice of the East

Kochi

  • 1Queen of Arabian Sea

Thiruvananthapuram

  • 1Evergreen City of India

Tiruvananthapuram

  • 1Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
  • 2Thumba Space Centre
  • 3Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST)
  • 4Indian Institute of Science Education & Research
  • 5Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
  • 6Thumba Equitorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
  • 7Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
  • 8Trophical Botanicla Garden & Research Institute
  • 9National Instiitute of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology
  • 10Free Software Foundation of India
  • 11Regional Cancer Centre
  • 12Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technololgy
  • 13Centre for Earth Sciences Studies (CESS)
  • 14Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
  • 15The Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library
  • 16Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) = Tiruvananthapuram + Bangalore

Kochi

  • 1Research Institute for Sea Fish
  • 2Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical & Engineering Training
  • 3National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
  • 4The Central Institute of Fisheries Technologies
  • 5National Institute of Oceanography = Kochi + Goa + Mumbai + Vizag
  • 6Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
  • 7Central Institute of Fisheries Technology

Kozhikode

  • 1Rail Coach Factory

Karaikudi

  • 1Central Electro – chemical Research Institute

Thumba

  • 1Thumba Equilateral Rocket Launching Centre

Thrissur

  • 1First Elephant Hospital = Thrissur & Nagaon (Assam)
  • 2India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG)

Kannur

  • 1National Institute of Fashion Technology

Idukki

  • 1Indian Cardamom Research Centre