Kerala

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state of India

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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (96)

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 → Kumarakom →
hasCity	Alappuzha → Kochi → Kollam → Kozhikode → Thrissur →
hasCoastlineOn	Arabian Sea →
hasDistrict	Ernakulam district → Idukki district → Kozhikode district → Thiruvananthapuram district → 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	Lakshadweep Sea →
hasMountainRange	Western Ghats →
hasNationalPark	Eravikulam National Park → Periyar National Park →
hasPort	Cochin Port →
hasUNESCOHeritage	Western Ghats (shared) →
isoCode	IN-KL →
knownFor	Ayurveda → Kalaripayattu → Kathakali → 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	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 →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bhavani River → Calicut → Cochin → Malabar Independent Syrian Church → Travancore ("present-day Kerala") →	locatedIn
Kannada → Konkani → Malayalam →	spokenIn
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → Syro-Malankara Catholic Church →	primaryTerritory
Bhavani River → Kerala High Court →	state
Madras Presidency ("Travancore-Cochin State") → Madras Presidency ("Kerala State") →	successor
Malayalam script → Vatteluttu script ("Kerala region") →	usedIn
East Syriac script ("Kerala, India") →	associatedWithRegion
Kaveri →	basinState
Adi Shankaracharya →	birthRegion
Tamil Nadu →	borderedBy
Brahmagiri Hills →	borderOf
Karnataka →	borders
Rahul Gandhi ("Wayanad") →	constituencyRepresented
Malabar Coast →	contains
Southern Dravidian →	geographicDistribution
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church →	hasFaithfulIn
Kerala High Court →	highestCourtOf
Indian Jews →	historicalPresence
South India →	includes
Kerala High Court →	jurisdiction
Indians in South Africa →	majorAncestralRegion
Cochin →	mergedInto
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) →	nearestMainlandState
Malayalam →	officialLanguageOf
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church →	originatedIn
Western Ghats →	passesThrough
Madras Presidency →	presentDayRegion
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church →	primaryRegion
Kannada →	recognizedMinorityLanguageIn
Treaty of Seringapatam →	regionImpacted
Kerala High Court ("State of Kerala") →	regionServed
The God of Small Things →	settingLocation
Kaveri →	sharedBetweenState
Tulu →	spokenInState
Malayalam ("Kerala schools") →	usedAsMediumOfInstructionIn
Malayalam →	usedInMediaOf