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Kerala
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Kerala (/ˈkeɪrələ/), kent as Keralam an aw (/ˈkeɪrələm/) 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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Kerala Keralam | |
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![]() Location o Kerala in Indie | |
![]() Map o Kerala | |
Coordinates (Thiruvananthapuram): 8.5074°N 76.972°E / 8.5074; 76.972 | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Sooth Indie |
Established | 1 November 1956 |
Caipital | Thiruvananthapuram |
Lairgest ceety Lairgest Urban Agglomeration | Thiruvananthapuram Kochi |
Ither major ceeties | Kozhikode, Kollam, Trissur, Kannur, Malappuram and Kottayam |
Destricts | 14 |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Govrenment o Indie, Govrenment o Kerala |
• Govrenor | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
• Chief Meenister | Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI) |
• Legislature | Unicameral (141* seats) |
• Pairlamentar constituency | 20 |
• Heich Court | Kerala Heich Court |
Area | |
• Total | 38863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) |
Area rank | 21st |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 33,387,677 |
• Rank | 12t |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
HDI | ![]() |
HDI rank | 1st (2011) |
Literacy | 93.91% (ranked 1st in India)[3] |
Offeecial leids | Malayalam, Inglis |
Website | kerala.gov.in |
^* 140 electit, 1 nominatit |
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