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Welcome to wonderful world blessed with breathtakingly beautiful backwaters, serene palm-fringed lovely beaches, green-carpeted rolling hills and superb scenic beauty of Indian state of Kerala....
Kerala popularly known as "Gods own country", state named as one of top ten paradise of the world and one of the 50 must see destinations of a lifetime by National Geographic Traveler.
Travel Map of kerala
Kerala,
one of the most idyllic states of India, lies to the extreme southwest of
Indian peninsula. It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on the west and the
mountain ranges of the Western Ghats on the east. The state can be divided
into hills, valleys, midland plains and coastal belts. Formed in the year
1956, it has 14 districts with Thiruvananthapuram as its capital.
The economy of kerala is primarily agrarian in nature. Some of the key crops
of kerala are tea, coffee, rubber, cashew, cardamom, pepper and cinnamon.
Its service sector is booming with financial companies, real estate
agencies, mortgage companies, consultancy services, insurance companies and
tourism industry.
Kerala is quite advanced in terms of Human Development Index and life
standard. It records the highest among states, on the United Nations
Development Programme's Human Development Index. In Kerala, the number of
people living below the poverty line is around 25 percent, which is less
than the national average of 35 per cent. Kerala has become one of the most
sought after tourist destinations in the country as well as abroad.
It is famous for its rivers, backwaters and endless beaches. Besides,
ayurveda, unani and naturopathy have also become quite popular among
tourists, national as well as international.
Better known as God's own country, kerala offers a lot of tourist
destinations. Some of the famous tourist spots are Alleppey, Kochi, Munnar,
Palakkad, Varkala and Kozhikode.
Capital
: Trivandrum
Area
: 38,863 sq km
Climate Summer (March to June)
: Warm
Monsoon (August to Semtember)
: Warm
Winter (October to February)
: Mildly Warm and Pleasant
Clothing Summer
: Light Cottons
Population
: 30,070,000 approx.
Language
: Malayalam
Literacy Ratio
: 99%
No. of Districts
: 14
Cities : Kozhikode, Ernakulan, Quilon, Trivandrum, Cochin
Major Port
: Cochin
Airports
: Kozhikode, Ernakulan, Trivandrum
