Biology:Outline of Kerala

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Kerala

Location of Kerala in India.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala:

Kerala – 21st biggest, 12th most populous, 13th highest and most literate of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Kerala is ranked 9th in the country in tax revenue and GDP. Kerala has the highest life expectancy and female-to-male sex ratio. Kerala is also the most media exposed state.

General reference

Names

• Common name: Kerala
  • Pronunciation: [kɛ̀rɑ́lə] (listen)
• Local name: Keralam
• Official name: State of Kerala
• Nicknames
  • God's Own Country
• Adjectivals
  • Kerala
  • Keralite
• Demonyms
  • Keralites
  • Malayalis
• Abbreviations and name codes
  • ISO 3166-2 code: IN-KL
  • Vehicle registration code: KL, series: List of RTO districts in Kerala

Rankings (amongst India's states)

• by population: 13th
• by area: 22nd
• by gross domestic product (GDP) (2104): 12th
• by Human Development Index (HDI): 1st
• by life expectancy at birth: 1st
• by literacy rate: 1st

List of states and union territories of India by households having electricity: 1st

Indian states ranking by media exposure: 1st

Geography

• Kerala is: an Indian state, a state of the Republic of India.

Location of Kerala

• Kerala is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • South Asia
          • Indian subcontinent
            • India
              • South India
• Time zone: Indian Standard Time (30)

Environment of Kerala

Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom, Kottayam

• Climate of Kerala
• Protected areas of Kerala
  • Biosphere reserves in Kerala
    • Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
    • Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • National parks of Kerala
    • Eravikulam National Park
• Wildlife of Kerala
  • Flora of Kerala
  • Fauna of Kerala
    • Birds of Kerala

Natural geographic features of Kerala

Chandragiri River at Kasaragod

• Malabar Coast
• Lakes of Kerala
  • Kerala Backwaters
  • Vembanad Lake
• Hills and mountains of Kerala
  • Annamalai Hills
  • Nilgiri Hills
  • Nelliampathi Mountains
• Islands in Kerala
  • Islands of Kollam
• Mountain passes in Kerala
  • Palakkad Gap
• Rivers of Kerala

Administrative divisions

Districts

Districts of Kerala

Kerala's 14 districts.

Districts of Kerala

• Malappuram
• Kozhikode
• Wayanad
• Kannur
• Kasaragod
• Idukki
• Ernakulam
• Thrissur
• Palakkad
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Kollam
• Pathanamthitta
• Alappuzha
• Kottayam

Corporations, municipalities and taluks

Municipal corporations

• Thiruvananthapuram
• Kozhikode
• Kochi
• Kollam
• Thrissur
• Kannur

Municipalities

• Adoor
• Alappuzha
• Aluva
• Angamaly
• Anthoor
• Attingal
• Chalakkudy
• Changanacherry
• Chavakkad
• Chengannur
• Cherpulassery
• Cherthala
• Chittur - Tattamangalam
• Eloor
• Erattupetta
• Ettumanoor
• Feroke
• Guruvayoor
• Harippad
• Irinjalakuda
• Iritty
• Kalamassery
• Kalpetta
• Kanhangad
• Kattappana
• Karunagapally
• Kasaragod
• Kayamkulam
• Kodungallur
• Koduvally
• Kondotty
• Koothattukulam
• Kothamangalam
• Kottakkal
• Kottayam
• Kottarakara
• Koyilandy
• Kunnamkulam
• Kuthuparamba
• Malappuram
• Mananthavadi
• Manjeri
• Mannarkkad
• Maradu
• Mattannur
• Mavelikkara
• Mukkam
• Muvattupuzha
• Nedumangad
• Neyyattinkara
• Nilambur
• Nileshwaram
• North Paravoor
• Ottappalam
• Pala
• Palakkad
• Pandalam
• Panoor
• Paravoor (South)
• Parappanangadi
• Pathanamthitta
• Pattambi
• Payyannur
• Payyoli
• Perinthalmanna
• Perumbavoor
• Piravom
• Ponnani
• Punalur
• Ramanattukara
• Shoranur
• Sreekandapuram
• Sultan Bathery
• Taliparamba
• Tanur
• Thalassery
• Thiruvalla
• Thodupuzha
• Thrikkakara
• Thripunithura
• Tirur
• Tirurangadi
• Vaikom
• Valanchery
• Varkala
• Vatakara
• Wadakkancherry

Taluks

• Adoor
• Alathoor
• Aluva
• Ambalappuzha
• Changanasserry
• Chalakudy
• Chavakkad
• Chenganoor
• Cherthala
• Chittur
• Chirayinkeezhu
• Devikulam
• Eranad
• Hosdurg
• Iritty
• Kanayannur
• Kanjirappally
• Kannur
• Karthikappally
• Karunagappalli
• Kasaragod
• Kochi
• Kodungallor
• Kollam
• Kondotty
• Kothamangalam
• Kottarakkara
• Kottayam
• Koyilandy
• Kozhencherry
• Kozhikode
• Kunnamkulam
• Kunnathur
• Kunnathunad
• Kuttanad
• Mallappally
• Mananthavadi
• Manjeshwaram
• Mannarkkad
• Mavelikkara
• Meenachil
• Mukundapuram
• Muvattupuzha
• Nedumangad
• Neyyattinkara
• Nilambur
• Ottappalam
• Palakkad
• Paravur
• Pathanapuram
• Pattambi
• Payyanur
• Peermade
• Perinthalmanna
• Ponnani
• Ranni
• Sulthan Batheri
• Taliparamba
• Thalappilli
• Thalassery
• Thamarassery
• Thiruvalla
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Thodupuzha
• Thrissur
• Tirur
• Tirurangadi
• Udumbanchola
• Varkala
• Vatakara
• Vaikom
• Vellarikundu
• Vythiri

Demographics

Demographics of Kerala
Economy of Kerala
Religions of Kerala

• Tourism
• Education
  • colleges and universities

Government and politics of Kerala

The Kerala Legislative Assembly Building in Thiruvananthapuram

• Government of Kerala
  • Form of government: Indian state government
  • Capital of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram
  • Elections in Kerala
• Politics of Kerala
  • Political families of Kerala
  • Political parties in Kerala
    • Left Democratic Front
    • United Democratic Front
  • Politicians
  • Communism in Kerala

Branches of the government of Kerala

Executive branch of the government of Kerala

• Head of state: Governor of Kerala,
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Kerala
• Kerala Council of Ministers
• Departments and agencies

Legislative branch of the government of Kerala

Kerala Legislative Assembly

• Constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Kerala

• High Court of Kerala

Law and order in Kerala

Law of Kerala

• Human rights in Kerala
  • LGBT rights in Kerala
• Law enforcement in Kerala
  • Kerala Police
    • Thiruvananthapuram City Police
    • Kollam City Police
    • Kochi City Police
    • Thrissur City Police
      • • Police Dog Training Centre
    • Kerala Thunderbolts
    • Malabar Special Police

History of Kerala

Dutch commander De Lannoy surrenders to Marthanda Varma at the Battle of Colachel. Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace

History of Kerala, by period

Prehistoric Kerala

• Edakkal Caves

Ancient Kerala

• Chera
• Sangam period

Medieval Kerala

• Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics

Colonial Kerala

• Battle of Kulachal
• Anglo-Mysore Wars
• Battle of Quilon

Contemporary Kerala

• Vaikom Satyagraham
• Malabar Migration
• Red rain in Kerala

History of Kerala, by region

Historical regions

• Kingdom of Travancore
• Kingdom of Calicut
• Kingdom of Valluvanad
• Kingdom of Cannanore (Kolathunadu)
• Malabar District
• North Malabar
• South Malabar
• Kingdom of Quilon (Venad)
• Kingdom of Cochin
• Kingdom of Tanur

History of Kerala, by cities

• History of Trivandrum
• History of Calicut
• History of Cannanore
• History of Cochin
• History of Kasargode
• History of Malappuram
• History of Quilon
• History of Trichur

History of Kerala, by subject

• Travancore
• Tharavad

Culture of Kerala

A Kathakali artist

During Onam, Kerala's biggest celebration, Keralites create pookkalam (floral carpet) designs in front of their houses.

Keralite elephants, caparisoned, during the Sree Poornathrayesa Temple festival.

• Architecture of Kerala
• Cuisine of Kerala
• Martial arts in Kerala
  • Kalarippayattu
• Media in Kerala
• Monuments in Kerala
  • Monuments of National Importance in Kerala
  • State Protected Monuments in Kerala
• World Heritage Sites in Kerala

Art in Kerala

• Kerala mural painting

Cinema of Kerala

• International Film Festival of Kerala
• Kerala State Film Award

Art forms of Kerala

• Kathakali
• Kolkali
• Mohiniyattam
• Margamkali
• Ottamthullal
• Theyyam
• Koodiyattam
• Chavittu Nadakam
• Oppana

Literature of Kerala

• Triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam

Music of Kerala

• Chenda (Thayambaka)
• Kolkali
• Panchari melam
• Panchavadyam
• Sopanam

Festivals in Kerala

• Vishu
• Onam
• Pooram
• Temple festivals of Kerala

Language in Kerala

• Malayalam language
• Malayalam calendar
• Mappila dialect of Malayalam
• Judeo-Malayalam
• Irula language

People of Kerala

• Malayalis
• Ezhavas
• Thiyyas
• Pulayar
• Namboothiris
• Ambalavasis
• Samanthas
• Nairs
• Saint Thomas Christians
• Kerala Iyers
• Nadars
• Cochin Jews
• Dravidians
• Mappilas
• Adivasis
• Scheduled Tribes

Religion in Kerala

• Hinduism in Kerala
• Christianity in Kerala
• Islam in Kerala
• Jainism in Kerala
• Sarpam Thullal

Sports in Kerala

• • Kerala Cricket Association
  • Kerala cricket team
  • Kerala Football Association
  • Kerala football team
• Vallam Kali (boat race)

Symbols of Kerala

• State animal: Indian elephant
• State fruit: Jackfruit
• State bird: Great hornbill
• State fish: Karimeen
• State flower: Golden shower
• State seal: Seal of Kerala
• State tree: Coconut

Tourism

Munnar hill station in Idukki district

• Alappuzha
• Athirappilly Falls
• Beaches in Kerala
• Estuaries of Paravur
• Kerala Backwaters
• Kollam
• Kovalam
• Kumarakom
• Munnar
• Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram
• Vallamkali
• Wayanad
• Bekal

Economy and infrastructure of Kerala

Cashew packets displayed in a Supermarket at Kollam. Kollam is a major exporter of cashews

• Banking in Kerala
• Cashew Business
• Economic development in Kerala
  • Kerala model
• Tourism in Kerala
• Transport in Kerala
  • Airports in Kerala
  • Rail transport in Kerala
  • Roads in Kerala
• Water supply and sanitation in Kerala
  • Dams and reservoirs in Kerala

Education in Kerala

• Institutions of higher education in Kerala

External links

• Kerala at Curlie

Government

• Official entry portal of the Government of Kerala
• Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
• Directorate of Census Operations of Kerala