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Kerala

Keralam
Location o Kerala in Indie
Location o Kerala in Indie
Map o Kerala
Map o Kerala
Coordinates (Thiruvananthapuram): 8°30′27″N 76°58′19″E / 8.5074°N 76.972°E / 8.5074; 76.972
Kintra Indie
RegionSooth Indie
Established1 November 1956
CaipitalThiruvananthapuram
Lairgest ceety
Lairgest Urban Agglomeration
Thiruvananthapuram
Kochi
Ither major ceetiesKozhikode, Kollam, Trissur, Kannur, Malappuram and Kottayam
Destricts14
Govrenment
 • BodiGovrenment o Indie, Govrenment o Kerala
 • GovrenorHansraj Bhardwaj
 • Chief MeenisterPinarayi Vijayan (CPI)
 • LegislatureUnicameral (141* seats)
 • Pairlamentar constituency20
 • Heich CourtKerala Heich Court
Area
 • Total38863 km2 (15,005 sq mi)
Area rank21st
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total33,387,677
 • Rank12t
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
HDIIncrease 0.920[2] (very high)
HDI rank1st (2011)
Literacy93.91% (ranked 1st in India)[3]
Offeecial leidsMalayalam, Inglis
Websitekerala.gov.in
^* 140 electit, 1 nominatit

Kerala (/ˈkrələ/), kent as Keralam an aw (/ˈkrələm/) is a state locatit in the sooth-wast region o Indie on the Malabar coast. It wis formit on 1 November 1956 per the States Reorganisation Act bi combinin various Malayalam-speakin regions. Thiruvananthapuram is the state caipital amang the 14 destricts; ither major ceeties include Kochi an Kozhikode.

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  1. Census of India, 2011. Census Data Online, Population.
  2. "India Human Development Report 2011: Towards Social Inclusion" (PDF). Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, Government of India. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  3. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/kerala/9-litercy-26-30.pdf

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