Kerala At A Glance Location : Southwestern tip of India. Area : 38, 863 sq km. Population : 3,18,38,619 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 Thiruvananthapuram Kollam Alappuzha Pathanamthitta Kottayam Idukki Ernakulam Thrissur Palakkad Malappuram Wayanad Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod | 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 : 318.39 lakhs as per the latest 2001 Census (31.839 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 : 94.20 per cent Female Literacy Rate : 87.86 per cent |