Kerala - Basic Information

Capital of Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
Language	Malayalam
Area	38,863 sq. km (15,005 square mile)
Number of Districts in Kerala	14
Population	Males	Females	Total
	15,468,614	16,372,760	31,841,374
Population Growth Rate	+ 9.42%
Density of Population	819 persons per sq.km
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)	1058
Infant Mortality rate	16 per 1000 live births
Life Expectancy	71.3
Literacy in Kerala	Males	Females	Total
	94.2	87.7	90.90%
Taluks	63
Villages	1452
Corporations	5
Municipalities	52
Assembly Constituencies	140
Lok Sabha Constituencies	20
Rajya Sabha seats	9
Major Religions	Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Location of Kerala	8° 18′ & 12° 48′ north latitude and 74° 52′ & 77° 24′ east longitude.Kerala is located in the south west corner of India.
Rivers of Kerala	44 – (41 west-flowing and 3 east-flowing)
Kerala Climate	Southwest Monsoons ( June – September )  North east Monsoons ( October, November )  Winter ( December – February )  Summer ( March – May )
Forest Area	11,125.59 sq.km
Kerala Economy	Agricultural
Major Agricultural Produce	Spices, Rubber, Coconut, beverages like coffee, tea
Official Animal	Elephant
Official Bird	Hornbill (Vezhambal)
Official Flower	The Indian laburnum (Kanikkonna)
Official Tree	Coconut Palm
Tourist Attractions	Natural Beauty, Ayurveda Treatment and Ayurvedic Massage, Backwater cruises, Cultural diversity, Art forms, Snake-boat races etc…
Universities in Kerala	University of Calicut Cochin University of Science and Technology Kannur University University of Kerala Kerala Agricultural University Mahatma Gandhi University Sree Shankarachaarya University of Sanskrit Shree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

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