Area :
38,863 sq km, which is 1.27% of India's total land area and is located
at the Southwest tip of the India's main land
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Climate :
Weather - Tropical
Summer - April-June [24 - 33 degree Celsius]
Monsoon - July-September [22 - 27 degree Celsius
Winter - October-March [22 - 32 degree Celsius]
High Season - December-May
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Population :
29,032,828 (1991 census)
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Capital :
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
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Language :
Malayalam; however English is widely spoken and understood by the
fully literate populace of Kerala.
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Number of Districts :
14 [ a district is equivalent to a county in the US]
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Major Cities :
Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (Cochin) (Ernakulam district) & Kozhikode (Calicut)
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Sex ratio :
1036 women to 1000 men
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Literacy rate :
100% [ approx.]
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Time :
Kerala is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT , 4 hours
and 30 minutes behind Australian Standard Time and 10 hours 30 minutes
ahead of American Standard Time.
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Access :
By Air :The International airports at Trivandrum (now
Thiruvananthapuram) , Kochi (Cochin) (Cochin) & Calicut (now Kozhikode)
facilitate easy access by air. Direct flights operate from Singapore,
Colombo, Maldives, Kuwait, Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha and
Bahrain.
By Rail- All major tourist destinations and important cities of
India are well-connected by rail to Kerala.
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Currency :
In Kerala, as elsewhere in India, the currency is the Indian Rupee
(100 paise). All major credit cards find wide acceptance.
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Food :
Most restaurants, coffee shops, eateries or cafes offer a Cosmopolitan
fare for Chinese, Continental, Indian or American. You can find many
who specialize in Kerala Delicacies.
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Clothing :
Ideally light cottons. However the cooler hill stations may warrant
woolens
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Travel Formalities :
A Visa is a must to enter India. You can contact the Indian Embassy /
High Commission in your country for the same. It is best to carry your
passport on you all the time. You may also carry a travel insurance.
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Communication :
Kerala has a well-knit communications network. With telephone, fax and
internet centres in almost every corner. Enabling you to get in touch
with any part of the world easily.
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Health Centres :
Hospitals and health centres in Kerala offer world-class facilities.
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Literacy rate : 100%
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Religion :
58 % Hindu, 21 % Muslim and 21 % Christians
Kerala is strategically located right in the middle of
the travel-trade corridor connecting Europe to the Pacific Rim, at the
south-western tip of India. Sandwitched between the Arabian Sea and
the forested western ghat mountains, the state of Kerala is blessed
with unique geographical and cultural features. Its overpowering
tropical greenery with forty one rivers and countless waterways, fed
by two annual monsoons, intoxicates every visitor.
Apart from being one of the most sought after tourist
destinations in Asia, Kerala can claim some of the most startlingly
radical credentials in India. Like being India's only 100% literate
state. Having India's largest concentration of Science and Technology
personnel. India's highest life expectancy. India's lowest infant
mortality, India's most balance mix of Hindus, Muslims & Christians.
India's cleanest, most peaceful, pollution free State, India's highest
Physical Quality of Life Index, India's most advanced society.
" This small state in India has a population as big as
California (USA) and a per capita annual income of less than US$
300. But its infant mortality rate is low, its literacy rate among
the highest on Earth, and its birthrate below America's and falling
faster. Kerala's citizens live nearly as long as Americans and
Europeans. Though mostly a lond of paddy-covered plains,
statistically Kerala stands out as the Mount Everest of social
development.
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