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- Kerala, southwestern coastal state of India. It is a small state, constituting only about 1 percent of the total area of the country.
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4 days ago · Kerala, southwestern coastal state of India. It is a small state, constituting only about 1 percent of the total area of the country. Kerala stretches for about 360 miles along the Malabar Coast, varying in width from roughly 20 to 75 miles. The capital is Thiruvananthapuram.
1 day ago · The state of Kerala was created in 1956 from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara District of Madras state.
May 4, 2024 · Kerala is a state in south-western India. Most of Kerala's 34.8 million people (in 2011) are ethnically Malayalis ( Malayalam speakers). Most of the Malayalam and English speaking Keralites derive their ancestry from Dravidian communities that settled in Kerala.
- 75 years
- 3.31% yearly (2021 estimate)
- 859 per sq.km
- 34.8 million
1 day ago · Kozhikode, city, northern Kerala state, southwestern India. It is situated on the Malabar Coast, 414 miles (666 km) west-southwest of Chennai (Madras) by rail. Kozhikode was once a famous cotton-weaving center, and it is remembered as the place of origin of calico, to which it gave its name (i.e., Calicut). The place was an early focus for Arab ...
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May 7, 2024 · Kochi, city and major port on the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, west-central Kerala state, southwestern India. Also the name of a former princely state, “Kochi” is sometimes used to refer to a cluster of islands and towns, including Ernakulam, Mattancheri, Fort Cochin, Willingdon Island, Vypin.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Ayurveda originated in India more than 3,000 years ago, and the southern state of Kerala is at the heart of this ancient medicine system's renaissance.
2 days ago · cochinmunicipalcorporation .kerala .gov .in. Kochi ( / ˈkoʊtʃi /; Malayalam: [koˈtːʃi] ⓘ ), also known by its former name Cochin ( / ˈkoʊtʃɪn / KOH-chin ), [9] is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly ...
