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Location : Southwestern tip of India.
Area : 38, 863 sq km.
Population  : 3,18,41,374 
Capital :Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Language : Malayalam; English is widely spoken.
Religion : Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Time : GMT +5:30
Currency : Indian Rupee
Climate : Tropical
Summer : February - May (24 - 330C)
Monsoon : June - September (22 - 280C)
Winter : October - January (22 - 320C)

Names of Districts
Old		New
Trivandrum		Thiruvananthapuram
		Kollam
Alleppey		Alappuzha
		Pathanamthitta
		Kottayam
		Idukki
		Ernakulam
Trichur		Thrissur
Palghat		Palakkad
		Malappuram
		Wayanad
Calicut		Kozhikode
Cannanore		Kannur
		kasaragode
Major Cities	:	Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (Ernakulam district) and Kozhikode.
Taluks	:	61
Revenue Villages	:	1452
City Corporations	:	5
Grama Panchayat	:	991
Block Panchayat	:	152
District Panchayat	:	14
Population
Population	:	318.38 lakhs as per the latest 2001 Census  (31.838 Millions)
Density of Population	:	819 per sq kms
Kerala's Share in the National Population	:	3.1 per cent
District Average	:	22.74 lakhs (2.274 millions)
Sex Ratio	:	1058 women for 1000 men
Literacy

Literacy Rate	:	90.92 per cent.
Male Literacy Rate	:	94.2 per cent
Female Literacy Rate	:	86.17 per cent
Educational Infrastructure
Lower Primary Schools (First - Fourth classes)	:	6755
Upper Primary Schools (Fifth - Seventh classes)	:	2966
High Schools (Eighth - Tenth classes)	:	2585
Total number of Schools	:	12306
Higher Education
Higher Education Universities	:	7
Arts and Science Colleges	:	186
Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)
Kerala has had a commendable record in terms of the Physical Quality of Life Index. Indicators of PQLI like infant mortality (14%), female literacy (87%), and life expectancy at birth for males (69) and females (72), are well above all India levels. The major reason for this achievement is Kerala's focus on the service sector. About 37% of the total annual expenditure of the State is earmarked for health and education. Another reason for this is the existence of a larger network of health infrastructure with 961 primary health centres and 5094 sub centres
Health Care Infrastructure

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