Kerala - The God's Own Country

God's Own Country
Kerala, the most beautiful state in South India enjoys unique geographical features that have made it one of the most visited tourist destinations in Asia.


Kerala is best known for its beautiful palm-lined beaches , backwaters , network of canals, evergreen forests , western ghats mountain ranges, Lush hill stations, waterfalls,plantations, paddy fields, museums, arts, unique cuisine and exotic wildlife. It covers a land area of 38800 km2.



There are 44 rivers flowing across kerala. It has nearly 600 kms of coastline. Kerala is a tropical region located between Arabian see and Western ghats mountain ranges and it enjoys a pleasant climate through out the year. Western Ghats protects it against the dry winds from northern side. normal climate here is between 26 to 32 Celsius.

Kerala has one of India's highest literacy rates, highest life expectancy and lowest child mortality rates. It has an excellent health care system as well as educational system.

Kerala Facts

  1. Founded on: October 31, 1956, 3:00 PM GMT-8
  2. Location : southwestern coast of India. Western Ghats on the east and Arabian sea on west.
  3. Covers a land area of 38800 km2
  4. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
  5. Districts: Kerala state is divided into 14 districts
  6. Major Cities: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kollam (Quilon), Kochi (Cochin), Thrissur (Trishivaperoor) & Kozhikode (Calicut)
  7. Number of travelers visiting Kerala in every year is more than 10 million
  8. Airports: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport,Cochin International Airport (CIAL) Nedumbassery, Calicut International Airport Karipur, Kannur International Airport
  9. Literacy : 100%. India's highest literacy rate is in Kerala. The literacy rate for women is one of the highest in all of Asia
  10. Health care : Best health care which matches international standards. highest life expectancy and lowest child mortality rates.
  11. Climate: Normal climate is between 23 to 35 Celsius ( Summer - 35 to 22.5 degrees C Winter - 32 to 20 degrees. )
  12. There are 44 rivers fin kerala.
  13. Considered as one of the ten paradise of the world by national geographic
  14. Largest IT park in india-technopark in trivandrum kerala
  15. Border : East- Western Ghat Mountains, west- Arabian Sea, South- Tamil Nadu and North- Karnataka
  16. Kerala has 600 kms of coastline
  17. Police helpline Numbers : + 91 98461 00100 (Highways) and + 91 98462 00100 (Trains)
  18. Kerala is the least corrupt Indian state
  19. Kerala is one of the world’s largest rubber producer
  20. Media has great influence in the state, it has the highest media exposure in India
  21. Sate is mainly divided into 3 regions : Malabar (Northern Kerala), Kochi (Central Kerala) and Tranvancore (Southern Kerala).
  22. Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala is the richest Hindu temple in the world
  23. Kerala receives the first rainfall in India.
  24. Onam is the regional harvest festival of kerala
  25. The only drive in Beach in India is Muzhuppilangadi, Kannur, North Kerala
  26. Mansoon touism is promoted by the state as No other place looks more beautiful during the monsoon than kerala
  27. In 1957, the people of Kerala became the first group in the world to democratically elect a Marxist communist government which was lead by EMS Nanboodiripad.
  28. Kerala produces best Movies
  29. Kerala is the only state in India that has more female population than men
  30. Tourism department of Kerala promotes the state by the slogan- "God’s own Country". Official Website of Kerala State tourism department www.keralatourism.org

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