kerala

Kerala is a state on India's Malabar Coast. Following the adoption of the States Reorganisation Act in 1956, it was constituted on November 1, 1956, by uniting Malayalam- More…

Kerala is a state on India's Malabar Coast. Following the adoption of the States Reorganisation Act in 1956, it was constituted on November 1, 1956, by uniting Malayalam-speaking districts of the former states of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Kerala is the twenty-first largest Indian state by area, covering 38,863 km2. It is bordered on the north and northeast by Karnataka, on the east and south by Tamil Nadu, and on the west by the Lakshadweep Sea. Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population, with 33 million residents according to the 2011 census. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital and is divided into 14 districts. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language in Kerala, as well as the state's official language. Less