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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Kerala}}

[[File:India Kerala locator map.svg|thumb|Location of [[Kerala]] in India.]]

The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala:

'''[[Kerala]]''' – [[States in India#List of states and territories|21st biggest]], [[List of states and union territories of India by population|12th most populous]], [[List of Indian states and territories by highest point|13th highest]] and [[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|most literate]] of the [[Indian state|28 states]] of the democratic [[Republic of India]]. Kerala is ranked 9th in the country in [[States of India by tax revenues|tax revenue]] and [[List of Indian states by GDP|GDP]]. Kerala has the highest [[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|life expectancy]] and [[Indian states and territories ranking by sex ratio|female-to-male sex ratio]]. Kerala is also the [[Indian states ranking by media exposure|most media exposed]] state.

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==General reference==

=== Names ===
* Common name: [[Kerala]]
** Pronunciation: {{IPA-all|kɛ̀rɑ́lə||Kerala.ogg}}
* Local name: [[Keralam]]
* [[States and territories of India|Official name]]: [[State of Kerala]]
* Nicknames
** [[God's Own Country]]
* [[Adjectivals and demonyms for states and territories of India|Adjectivals]]
** [[Kerala]]
** [[Keralite]]
* [[Adjectivals and demonyms for states and territories of India|Denonyms]]
** [[Keralites]]
** [[Malayalis]]
* Abbreviations and name codes
** [[ISO 3166-2:US#Codes|ISO 3166-2 code]]: [[IN-KL]]
** [[Vehicle registration]] code: [[Vehicle registration plates of India#States|KL]], series: [[List of RTO districts in Kerala]]

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 13th
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]]: 22nd
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2104): 12th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]: 1st
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]: 1st
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|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==

[[Geography of Kerala]]
* Kerala is: an [[Indian state]], a [[Administrative divisions of India#States and union territories|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]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
{{Geographic location|Centre = Kerala
|North = [[Karnataka]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Indian Ocean]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Lakshadweep Sea]]
|Northwest = [[Mahé, India|Mahé]]
}}

=== Environment of Kerala ===
[[File:Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom.jpg|thumb|right|[[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
*** [[List of birds of Kerala|Birds of Kerala]]

==== Natural geographic features of Kerala ====
[[File:Chandragiri River.jpg|thumb|[[Chandragiri River]] at [[Kasaragod]]]]

* [[Malabar Coast]]
* Lakes of Kerala
** [[Kerala Backwaters]]
** [[Vembanad Lake]]
* Hills and mountains of Kerala
** [[Annamalai Hills]]
** [[Nilgiris (mountains)|Nilgiri Hills]]
** [[Nelliampathi|Nelliampathi Mountains]]
* Islands in Kerala
** [[Islands of Kollam]]
* Mountain passes in Kerala
** [[Palakkad Gap]]
* [[List of rivers of Kerala|Rivers of Kerala]]

==Administrative divisions==

===Districts===
{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; clear:right; font-size:85%; width:175px; margin:0em 0em 1em 1em;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing=0
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#3333CC; color:#FFFFFF;" | '''Districts of Kerala'''
|- style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#555555;" align="center"
| [[Image:Political map of Kerala.svg|center|175px|Kerala's districts]]<br /><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align:justify"><center>Kerala's 14 districts.</center></div>
|}
:[[Districts of Kerala]]
* [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
* [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
* [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]
* [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
* [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]
* [[Idukki district|Idukki]]
* [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
* [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
* [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
* [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]
* [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]
* [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]

===Corporations, municipalities and taluks===
:[[Corporations, municipalities and taluks of Kerala]]

====Municipal corporations====
* [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[Kozhikode]]
* [[Kochi]]
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Thrissur]]
* [[Kannur]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.c4civil.com/2015/10/list-of-corporations-and-municipalities.html|title=全民彩票网软件该页面不存在-结合水务}}</ref>

====Municipalities====
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[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 Town|Kasaragod]]
* [[Kayamkulam]]
* [[Kodungallur]]
* [[Koduvally]]
* [[Kondotty]]
* [[Koothattukulam]]
* [[Kothamangalam, Kerala|Kothamangalam]]
* [[Kottakkal]]
* [[Kottayam]]
* [[Kottarakara]]
* [[Koyilandy]]
* [[Kunnamkulam]]
* [[Kuthuparamba]]
* [[Malappuram]]
* [[Mananthavadi]]
* [[Manjeri]]
* [[Mannarkkad]]
* [[Maradu]]
* [[Mattannur]]
* [[Mavelikkara]]
* [[Mukkam]]
* [[Muvattupuzha]]
* [[Nedumangad]]
* [[Neyyattinkara]]
* [[Nilambur]]
* [[Nileshwaram]]
* [[North Paravoor]]
* [[Ottappalam]]
* [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]]
* [[Palakkad]]
* [[Pandalam]]
* [[Panoor (Municipality)|Panoor]]
* [[Paravoor (South)]]
* [[Parappanangadi]]
* [[Pathanamthitta]]
* [[Pattambi]]
* [[Payyannur]]
* [[Payyoli]]
* [[Perinthalmanna]]
* [[Perumbavoor]]
* [[Piravom]]
* [[Ponnani]]
* [[Punalur]]
* [[Ramanattukara]]
* [[Shoranur]]
* [[Sreekandapuram]]
* [[Sultan Bathery]]
* [[Taliparamba]]
* [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]]
* [[Thalassery]]
* [[Thiruvalla]]
* [[Thodupuzha]]
* [[Thrikkakara]]
* [[Thripunithura]]
* [[Tirur]]
* [[Tirurangadi]]
* [[Vaikom]]
* [[Valanchery]]
* [[Varkala]]
* [[Vatakara]]
* [[Wadakkancherry]]
{{div col end}}

====Taluks====
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Adoor]]
* [[Alathoor]]
* [[Aluva]]
* [[Ambalappuzha]]
* [[Changanasserry]]
* [[Chalakudy]]
* [[Chavakkad]]
* [[Chenganoor]]
* [[Cherthala]]
* [[Chittur]]
* [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
* [[Devikulam]]
* [[Eranad taluk|Eranad]]
* [[Hosdurg taluk|Hosdurg]]
* [[Iritty taluk|Iritty]]
* [[Kanayannur]]
* [[Kanjirappally]]
* [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
* [[Karthikappally]]
* [[Karunagappalli]]
* [[Kasaragod taluk|Kasaragod]]
* [[Kochi]]
* [[Kodungallor]]
* [[Kollam Taluk|Kollam]]
* [[Kondotty Taluk|Kondotty]]
* [[Kothamangalam, Kerala|Kothamangalam]]
* [[Kottarakkara]]
* [[Kottayam]]
* [[Koyilandy]]
* [[Kozhencherry]]
* [[Kozhikode]]
* [[Kunnamkulam]]
* [[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]]
* [[Kunnathunad]]
* [[Kuttanad]]
* [[Mallappally]]
* [[Mananthavadi]]
* [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
* [[Mannarkkad]]
* [[Mavelikkara]]
* [[Meenachil]]
* [[Mukundapuram taluk|Mukundapuram]]
* [[Muvattupuzha]]
* [[Nedumangad taluk|Nedumangad]]
* [[Neyyattinkara taluk|Neyyattinkara]]
* [[Nilambur]]
* [[Ottappalam]]
* [[Palakkad]]
* [[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
* [[Pathanapuram]]
* [[Pattambi]]
* [[Payyanur]]
* [[Peermade]]
* [[Perinthalmanna taluk|Perinthalmanna]]
* [[Ponnani taluk|Ponnani]]
* [[Ranni]]
* [[Sulthan Batheri]]
* [[Taliparamba taluk|Taliparamba]]
* [[Thalappilli]]
* [[Thalassery]]
* [[Thamarassery]]
* [[Thiruvalla]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram taluk|Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[Thodupuzha]]
* [[Thrissur]]
* [[Tirur taluk|Tirur]]
* [[Tirurangadi]]
* [[Udumbanchola]]
* [[Varkala]]
* [[Vatakara]]
* [[Vaikom]]
* [[Vellarikundu]]
* [[Vythiri taluk|Vythiri]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
:[[Demographics of Kerala]]<br/>[[Economy of Kerala]]<br/>[[Religions of Kerala]]
* [[Tourism in Kerala|Tourism]]
* [[Education in Kerala|Education]]
** [[Colleges in Kerala|colleges and universities]]

== Government and politics of Kerala ==
[[Image:Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|The Kerala Legislative Assembly Building in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]]]

* [[Government of Kerala]]
** [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]]
** [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Kerala: [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
** [[Elections in Kerala]]
* [[Politics of Kerala]]
** [[Political families of Kerala]]
** [[Political parties in Kerala]]
*** [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]]
*** [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]]
** [[List of politicians of Kerala|Politicians]]
** [[Communism in Kerala]]

=== Branches of the government of Kerala ===

[[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]]
* [[List of Kerala State Government Organizations|Departments and agencies]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Kerala ====

[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of 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 ==
[[Image:De Lannoy Surrender.JPG|right|thumb|200 px|[[Dutch East India Company|Dutch]] commander [[Eustachius De Lannoy|De Lannoy]] surrenders to [[Marthanda Varma]] at the [[Battle of Colachel]]. Depiction at [[Padmanabhapuram Palace]]]]

[[History of Kerala]]

=== History of Kerala, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Kerala ====

* [[Edakkal Caves]]

==== Ancient Kerala ====

* [[Chera dynasty|Chera]]
* [[Sangam period]]

==== Medieval Kerala ====

* [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]]

==== Colonial Kerala ====

* [[Battle of Colachel|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]]
* [[Zamorin of Calicut|Kingdom of Calicut]]
* [[Kingdom of Valluvanad]]
* [[Kolathunadu|Kingdom of Cannanore (Kolathunadu)]]
* [[Malabar District]]
* [[North Malabar]]
* [[South Malabar]]
* [[Kingdom of Quilon|Kingdom of Quilon (Venad)]]
* [[Kingdom of Cochin]]
* [[Kingdom of Tanur]]

=== History of Kerala, by cities ===
* [[History of Thiruvananthapuram|History of Trivandrum]]
* [[History of Kozhikode|History of Calicut]]
* [[History of Kannur|History of Cannanore]]
* [[History of Kochi|History of Cochin]]
* [[History of Kasaragod|History of Kasargode]]
* [[History of Malappuram]]
* [[History of Kollam|History of Quilon]]
* [[History of Thrissur|History of Trichur]]

=== History of Kerala, by subject ===
* [[Travancore]]
* [[Tharavad]]

== Culture of Kerala ==
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[[Culture of Kerala]]
* [[Architecture of Kerala]]
* [[Cuisine of Kerala]]
* Martial arts in Kerala
** [[Kalarippayattu]]
* [[Media in Kerala]]
* Monuments in Kerala
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Kerala|Monuments of National Importance in Kerala]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Kerala|State Protected Monuments in Kerala]]
* World Heritage Sites in Kerala

=== Art in Kerala ===
[[Arts of Kerala]]
* [[Kerala mural painting]]

==== Cinema of Kerala ====

[[Cinema of Kerala]]
* [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
* [[Malayalam cinema]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award]]

==== Dance of Kerala ====

* [[Kathakali]]
* [[Kolkali]]
* [[Mohiniyattam]]
* [[Margamkali]]
* [[Ottamthullal]]
* [[Theyyam]]

==== Literature of Kerala ====

* [[Triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam]]

==== Music of Kerala ====

[[Music of Kerala]]
* [[Chenda]] ([[Thayambaka]])
* [[Kolkali]]
* [[Panchari melam]]
* [[Panchavadyam]]
* [[Sopanam]]

==== Theatre in Kerala ====

[[Theatre in Kerala]]
* [[Koodiyattam]]

=== Festivals in Kerala ===

* [[Vishu]]
* [[Onam]]
* [[Pooram]]
* [[Temple festivals of Kerala]]

=== Language in Kerala ===

[[Languages of Kerala]]
* [[Malayalam language]]
* [[Malayalam calendar]]
* [[Mappila dialect of Malayalam]]
* [[Judeo-Malayalam]]
* [[Irula language]]

=== People of Kerala ===

* [[List of people from Kerala|People from Kerala]]
* [[Malayali]]s
* [[Ezhava]]s
*[[Thiyyas]]
* [[Pulayar]]
* [[Namboothiri Brahmin|Namboothiri]]s
* [[Ambalavasi]]s
* [[Samanta Kshatriya|Samantha]]s
* [[Nair]]s
* [[Saint Thomas Christians]]
* [[Kerala Iyers]]
* [[nadar (caste)|Nadar]]s
* [[Cochin Jews]]
* [[Dravidian people|Dravidian]]s
* [[Mappila]]s
* [[Adivasi]]s
* [[List of Scheduled Tribes in India#Kerala|Scheduled Tribes]]

=== Religion in Kerala ===

[[Religion in Kerala]]
* [[Hinduism in Kerala]]
* [[Christianity in Kerala]]
* [[Islam in Kerala]]
* [[Jainism in Kerala]]
* [[Sarpam Thullal]]

=== Sports in Kerala ===

[[Sports in Kerala]]
* [[Cricket in Kerala]]
** [[Kerala Cricket Association]]
** [[Kerala cricket team]]
* [[Football in Kerala]]
** [[Kerala Football Association]]
** [[Kerala football team]]
* [[Vallam Kali]] (boat race)

=== Symbols of Kerala ===

[[Symbols of Kerala]]
* State animal: [[Indian elephant]]
* State fruit: [[Jackfruit]]
* State bird: [[Great hornbill]]
* State fish: [[Karimeen]]
* State flower: [[Golden shower tree|Golden shower]]
* State seal: [[Seal of Kerala]]
* State tree: [[Coconut]]

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Munnar hillstation kerala.jpg|thumb|[[Munnar]] hill station in [[Idukki district]]]]
[[Tourism in Kerala]]
* [[Alappuzha#Commerce and tourism|Alappuzha]]
* [[Athirappilly Falls]]
* [[Beaches in Kerala]]
* [[Estuaries of Paravur]]
* [[Kerala Backwaters]]
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Kovalam]]
* [[Kumarakom]]
* [[Munnar]]
* [[Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[Vallam Kali|Vallamkali]]
* [[Wayanad]]
* [[Bekal]]

== Economy and infrastructure of Kerala ==
[[File:Cashew @ Paravur.jpg|right|thumb|Cashew packets displayed in a Supermarket at [[Kollam]]. Kollam is a [[Cashew business in Kollam|major exporter]] of cashews]]
[[Economy of Kerala]]
* [[Banking in Kerala]]
* [[Cashew business in Kollam|Cashew Business]]
* Economic development in Kerala
** [[Kerala model]]
* [[Tourism in Kerala]]
* [[Transport in Kerala]]
** [[List of airports in Kerala|Airports in Kerala]]
** [[Rail transport in Kerala]]
** [[Roads in Kerala]]
* Water supply and sanitation in Kerala
** [[List of dams and reservoirs in Kerala|Dams and reservoirs in Kerala]]

== Education in Kerala ==

[[Education in Kerala]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Kerala|Institutions of higher education in Kerala]]

== Health in Kerala ==

[[Health in Kerala]]

== See also ==

*Organizations/Agencies
** [[Nair Service Society]]
** [[SNDP]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Kerala|Kerala}}
{{wikiatlas|Kerala}}
* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/India/Kerala|Kerala}}

; Government
*[http://www.kerala.gov.in/ Official entry portal] of the Government of Kerala
*[https://www.keralatourism.org/ Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061007005011/http://www.censuskerala.org/ Directorate of Census Operations] of Kerala


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