Kerala
Kerala is a state located in the southern region of India. It was established on 01-Nov-1956. The capital of the state is Thiruvananthapuram. The official language is Malayalam. An additional official language is English. Major rivers of Kerala include Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pamba, Chaliyar.
As per Census 2011, Kerala has a total geographical area of 38,852 square kilometres, including 31,253 square kilometres of rural area and 7,599 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a unicameral legislature with 20 Lok Sabha seats, 9 Rajya Sabha seats, 140 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Kerala High Court. Kerala shares borders with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry.
List of Districts in Kerala
Kerala is divided into 14 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Kerala along with their headquarters and the number of talukas in each.
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Talukas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alappuzha | Alappuzha | 6 |
| 2 | Ernakulam | Kakkanad | 7 |
| 3 | Idukki | Painavu | 5 |
| 4 | Kannur | Kannur | 5 |
| 5 | Kasaragod | Kasaragod | 4 |
| 6 | Kollam | Kollam | 6 |
| 7 | Kottayam | Kottayam | 5 |
| 8 | Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 4 |
| 9 | Malappuram | Malappuram | 7 |
| 10 | Palakkad | Palakkad | 7 |
| 11 | Pathanamthitta | Pathanamthitta | 6 |
| 12 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 6 |
| 13 | Thrissur | Thrissur | 7 |
| 14 | Wayanad | Kalpetta | 3 |
Population of Kerala
According to the 2011 Census, Kerala had a total population of 3,34,06,061 people. The state had a sex ratio of 1,084 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 860 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 93.91%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,34,06,061 | 1,74,71,135 | 1,59,34,926 |
| Male Population | 1,60,27,412 | 84,08,054 | 76,19,358 |
| Female Population | 1,73,78,649 | 90,63,081 | 83,15,568 |
| Households | 78,53,754 | 41,49,641 | 37,04,113 |