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Malayalam is the official language of Kerala, [463] and one of the six Classical languages of India. [464] There is a significant Tamil population throughout Kerala mainly in Idukki district and Palakkad district which accounts for 17.48% and 4.8% of its total population. [465]
Geography of Kerala. Kerala's districts, shaded by biome and soil types. Kerala (38,863 km 2; 1.18% of India 's land) is situated between the Lakshadweep Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width.
A map of Kerala. The two kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin joined the Union of India after independence in 1947. On 1 July 1949, the two states were merged to form Travancore-Cochin. On 1 January 1950, Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state. The Madras Presidency was reorganised to form Madras State in 1947.
Kozhikode ( pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ⓘ ), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 [7] and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in ...
Thiruvananthapuram, [a] commonly shortened to TVM or by its former name Trivandrum, [b] [9] is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. [3] The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. [5] Located on the west coast of India near the ...
Kochi ( / ˈkoʊtʃi /; Malayalam: [koˈtːʃi] ⓘ ), also known by its former name Cochin ( / ˈkoʊtʃɪn / KOH-chin ), [9] is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam.
Munnar ( IPA: [muːn̪ːɐːr]) is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above mean sea level, [4] in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the " Kashmir of South India" and is a popular honeymoon destination.
History. At the time of formation, Kerala had only five districts: Malabar, Thrissur, Kottayam, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram . On 1 January 1957, the Malabar district was trifurcated to form new districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, and Palakkad, bringing the total to seven districts.