Kerala

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Kerala is a coastal state in southwestern India known for its backwaters, high literacy rate, distinctive Malayalam culture, and strong traditions in art, Ayurveda, and religious diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India
administrativeDivisionType district
bordersState Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
capital Thiruvananthapuram
chiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of Kerala
climateType tropical monsoon
country India
economySector plantation agriculture
remittances
tourism
formedBy States Reorganisation Act, 1956
formedOn 1956-11-01
governorTitle Governor of Kerala
hasBackwaterLake Vembanad Lake
hasBackwaterRegion Alappuzha backwaters
Alappuzha backwaters
surface form: Kumarakom
hasCity Alappuzha
Kochi
Kollam
Kozhikode
Thrissur
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
hasDistrict Ernakulam district
Idukki district
Kozhikode
surface form: Kozhikode district

Thiruvananthapuram
surface form: Thiruvananthapuram district

Wayanad
surface form: Wayanad district
hasFestival Onam
Thrissur Pooram
Vishu
hasHigh Human Development Index
female literacy
life expectancy
hasHillStation Munnar
Wayanad
hasInternationalAirport Calicut International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Trivandrum International Airport
hasInternationalBorderWith Laccadive Sea
surface form: Lakshadweep Sea
hasMountainRange Western Ghats
hasNationalPark Eravikulam National Park
Periyar National Park
hasPort Cochin Port
hasUNESCOHeritage Western Ghats
surface form: Western Ghats (shared)
isoCode IN-KL
knownFor Ayurveda
Kalaripayattu
Kathakali
Onam
surface form: Onam festival

Theyam
backwaters
classical arts
high literacy rate
houseboat tourism
religious diversity
spice plantations
largestCity Thiruvananthapuram
legislature Kerala Legislative Assembly
legislatureType unicameral
literacyRate among highest in India
literaryLanguage Malayalam
locatedIn South India
southwestern India
majorCrop coconut
rubber
spices
majorReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
majorRiver Bharathapuzha
Pamba River
Periyar River
mergedFrom Malabar District
South Canara (part)
Travancore-Cochin
nickname God's Own Country
officialLanguage English
Malayalam
partOf Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
primaryScriptForMalayalam Malayalam script
region Malabar Coast
spice black pepper
cardamom
cinnamon
clove
timeZone Indian Standard Time
traditionalCuisineItem appam
fish curry
puttu
sambar
traditionalDanceForm Kathakali
Mohiniyattam
traditionalMartialArt Kalaripayattu
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode KL

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Madras Presidency successor Kerala
this entity surface form: Travancore-Cochin State
Madras Presidency successor Kerala
this entity surface form: Kerala State
Kannada spokenIn Kerala
Malayalam spokenIn Kerala
Malayalam usedInMediaOf Kerala
Malayalam usedAsMediumOfInstructionIn Kerala
this entity surface form: Kerala schools
Kaveri basinState Kerala
Kaveri sharedBetweenState Kerala
Rahul Gandhi constituencyRepresented Kerala
this entity surface form: Wayanad
Malabar Coast contains Kerala
South India includes Kerala
Kerala High Court state Kerala
Kerala High Court regionServed Kerala
this entity surface form: State of Kerala
Karnataka borders Kerala
Tamil Nadu borderedBy Kerala
Konkani spokenIn Kerala
East Syriac script associatedWithRegion Kerala
this entity surface form: Kerala, India
Malayalam script usedIn Kerala
Cochin locatedIn Kerala
Cochin mergedInto Kerala
Brahmagiri Hills borderOf Kerala
Bhavani locatedIn Kerala
subject surface form: Bhavani River
Bhavani state Kerala
subject surface form: Bhavani River
Calicut locatedIn Kerala
Travancore locatedIn Kerala
this entity surface form: present-day Kerala
Tulu spokenInState Kerala
Vatteluttu script usedIn Kerala
this entity surface form: Kerala region
Kalady locatedIn Kerala