58 Facts About Kerala India

Kerala is the second-least impoverished state in India according to the Annual Report of Reserve Bank of India published in 2013.

Kerala India is the second-most urbanised major state in the country with 47.

Kerala India was alternatively called Malabar in the foreign trade circles.

Kerala India won the war against the Devas, driving them into exile.

The most likely location on the coast of Kerala conjectured to be Ophir is Poovar in Thiruvananthapuram District.

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Kerala India's spices attracted ancient Arabs, Babylonians, Assyrians and Egyptians to the Malabar Coast in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE.

Arabs had trade links with Kerala India, starting before the 4th century BCE, as Herodotus noted that goods brought by Arabs from Kerala India were sold to the Israelis [Hebrew Jews] at Eden.

Under Kulasekhara rule, Kerala India witnessed a developing period of art, literature, trade and the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.

Kerala India describes Kozhikode as "one of the great ports of the district of Malabar" where "merchants of all parts of the world are found".

Kerala India makes note of the 20 or 30 mosques built to cater to the religious needs of the Muslims, the unique system of calculation by the merchants using their fingers and toes, and the matrilineal system of succession.

Kerala India defeated the Zamorin of Kozhikode, as well as the ruler of Kollam around 1443.

In return the Dutch East Kerala India Company was given facilities for trade at Kozhikode and Ponnani, including spacious storehouses.

Travancore became the dominant state in Kerala India by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755.

The smaller princely states in northern and north-central parts of Kerala India including Kolathunadu, Kottayam, Kadathanadu, Kozhikode, Tanur, Valluvanad, and Palakkad were unified under the rulers of Mysore and were made a part of the larger Kingdom of Mysore.

Kerala India forged tributary alliances with Kochi in 1791 and Travancore in 1795.

Geographically, Kerala India can be divided into three climatically distinct regions: the eastern highlands; rugged and cool mountainous terrain, the central mid-lands; rolling hills, and the western lowlands; coastal plains.

Kerala India's fauna are notable for their diversity and high rates of endemism: it includes 118 species of mammals, 500 species of birds, 189 species of freshwater fish, 173 species of reptiles, and 151 species of amphibians.

Kerala India's birds include the Malabar trogon, the great hornbill, Kerala India laughingthrush, darter and southern hill myna.

Kerala India's taluks are further sub-divided into 1,674 revenue villages.

However, the Kerala India Municipality Act envisages a single-tier system for urban areas, with the institution of municipality designed to par with the Gram panchayat of the former system.

The Migrant labourers in Kerala India are a significant workforce in its industrial and agricultural sectors.

Kerala India's economy depends significantly on emigrants working in foreign countries, mainly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, and the remittances annually contribute more than a fifth of GSDP.

In 2012, Kerala India still received the highest remittances of all states: US$11.

In 2015, NRI deposits in Kerala India have soared to over 1 lakh crore, amounting to one-sixth of all the money deposited in NRI accounts, which comes to about 7 lakh crore.

Around 600 varieties of rice, which is Kerala India's most used staple and cereal crop, are harvested from 3105.

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On 1 October 2011, Kerala India became the first state in the country to have at least one banking facility in every village.

Kerala India Infrastructure Investment Fund Board is a government owned financial institution in the state to mobilize funds for infrastructure development from outside the state revenue, aiming at overall infrastructure development of the state.

Kerala India has focused more attention towards growth of Information Technology sector with formation of Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram which is one of the largest IT employer in Kerala India.

Major change in agriculture in Kerala occurred in the 1970s when production of rice fell due to increased availability of rice all over India and decreased availability of labour.

Kerala India has 331,904 kilometres of roads, which accounts for 5.

Palakkad district is generally referred to as the Gateway of Kerala, due to the presence of the Palakkad Gap in the Western Ghats, through which the northern and southern parts of Kerala are connected to the rest of India via road and rail.

Kerala India State Road Transport Corporation is a state-owned road transport corporation.

Kerala India has one major port, four intermediate ports, and 13 minor ports.

Kerala India is the second-most urbanised major state in the country with 47.

In June 2019, the Kerala India government passed a new order that members of the transgender community should not be referred to as the "third gender" or "other gender" in government communications.

Kerala India has undergone a "demographic transition" characteristic of such developed nations as Canada, Japan, and Norway;.

In 2015 Kerala India became the first "complete digital state" by implementing e-governance initiatives.

Kerala India is a pioneer in implementing the universal health care program.

In 2014, Kerala became the first state in India to offer free cancer treatment to the poor, via a program called Sukrutham.

People in Kerala India experience elevated incidence of cancers, liver and kidney diseases.

Long waiting lists for kidney donations has stimulated illegal trade in human kidneys, and prompted the establishment of the Kidney Federation of Kerala India which aims to support financially disadvantaged patients.

Kerala is very religiously diverse with Hindus, Muslims and Christians having a significant population throughout the state, Kerala is often regraded as one of the most diverse state in all of India.

Kerala India was instrumental in establishing four mathas at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri and Jyotirmath.

Kerala India's grave is believed to be located on the island of Andrott.

The Muslims were a major financial power to be reckoned within the kingdoms of Kerala India and had great political influence in the Hindu royal courts.

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The origin of the Latin Catholic Christians in Kerala India is the result of the missionary endeavours of the Portuguese Padroado in the 16th century.

KITE Kerala India is a state owned special purpose company under education department of the Government of Kerala India.

Kerala India topped in the School Education Quality Index published by NITI Aayog in 2019.

Culture of Kerala is composite and cosmopolitan in nature and it is an integral part of Indian culture.

The Malayalam calendar, a solar sidereal calendar started from 825 CE in Kerala India, finds common usage in planning agricultural and religious activities.

Development of classical music in Kerala India is attributed to the contributions it received from the traditional performance arts associated with the temple culture of Kerala India.

Kerala India cuisine includes a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared using fish, poultry, and meat.

The elephant is the state animal of Kerala India and is featured on the emblem of the Government of Kerala India.

Until the early 1980s, Kerala India was a relatively unknown destination compared to other states in the country.

In 1986 the government of Kerala declared tourism an important industry and it was the first state in India to do so.

Kerala India tourism is a global brand and regarded as one of the destinations with highest recall.

Kerala India is known for its ecotourism initiatives which include mountaineering, trekking and bird-watching programmes in the Western Ghats as the major activities.

The Kerala India backwaters are an extensive network of interlocking rivers, lakes, and canals that centre around Alleppey, Kumarakom, Ponnani, Nileshwaram, and Punnamada, Pathiramanal a small island in Muhamma.