Outline of Kerala

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala:

Kerala – 21st biggest, 12th most populous, 13th highest and most literate of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Kerala is ranked 9th in the country in tax revenue and GDP. Kerala has the highest life expectancy and female-to-male sex ratio. Kerala is also the most media exposed state.

• Common name: Kerala
• Local name: Keralam
• Official name: State of Kerala
• Nicknames
  • God's Own Country
• Adjectivals
  • Kerala
  • Keralite
• Demonyms
  • Keralites
  • Malayalis
• Abbreviations and name codes
  • ISO 3166-2 code: IN-KL
  • Vehicle registration code: KL, series: List of RTO districts in Kerala

• by population: 13th
• by area: 22nd
• by gross domestic product (GDP) (2104): 12th
• by Human Development Index (HDI): 1st
• by life expectancy at birth: 1st
• by literacy rate: 1st

List of states and union territories of India by households having electricity: 1st

Indian states ranking by media exposure: 1st

• Kerala is: an Indian state, a state of the Republic of India.

• Kerala is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • South Asia
          • Indian subcontinent
            • India
              • South India
• Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

• Climate of Kerala
• Protected areas of Kerala
  • Biosphere reserves in Kerala
    • Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
    • Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • National parks of Kerala
    • Eravikulam National Park
• Wildlife of Kerala
  • Flora of Kerala
  • Fauna of Kerala
    • Birds of Kerala

• Malabar Coast
• Lakes of Kerala
  • Kerala Backwaters
  • Vembanad Lake
• Hills and mountains of Kerala
  • Annamalai Hills
  • Nilgiri Hills
  • Nelliampathi Mountains
• Islands in Kerala
  • Islands of Kollam
• Mountain passes in Kerala
  • Palakkad Gap
• Rivers of Kerala

Districts of Kerala

• Malappuram
• Kozhikode
• Wayanad
• Kannur
• Kasaragod
• Idukki
• Ernakulam
• Thrissur
• Palakkad
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Kollam
• Pathanamthitta
• Alappuzha
• Kottayam

• Thiruvananthapuram
• Kozhikode
• Kochi
• Kollam
• Thrissur
• Kannur^[1]

Demographics of Kerala
Economy of Kerala
Religions of Kerala

• Tourism
• Education
  • colleges and universities

• Government of Kerala
  • Form of government: Indian state government
  • Capital of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram
  • Elections in Kerala
• Politics of Kerala
  • Political families of Kerala
  • Political parties in Kerala
    • Left Democratic Front
    • United Democratic Front
  • Politicians
  • Communism in Kerala

• Head of state: Governor of Kerala,
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Kerala
• Kerala Council of Ministers
• Departments and agencies

Kerala Legislative Assembly

• Constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly

• High Court of Kerala

Law of Kerala

• Human rights in Kerala
  • LGBT rights in Kerala
• Law enforcement in Kerala
  • Kerala Police
    • Thiruvananthapuram City Police
    • Kollam City Police
      • Kollam Rural Police
    • Kochi City Police
    • Kozhikode City Police
    • Kannur City Police
    • Thrissur City Police
      • • Police Dog Training Centre
    • Kerala Thunderbolts
    • Malabar Special Police
    • State Crime Branch
  • Kerala Excise
  • Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department
  • Kerala Motor Vehicles Department

• Edakkal Caves

• Chera
• Sangam period

• Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics

• Battle of Kulachal
• Anglo-Mysore Wars
• Battle of Quilon

• Vaikom Satyagraham
• Malabar Migration
• Red rain in Kerala

• Kingdom of Travancore
• Kingdom of Calicut
• Kingdom of Valluvanad
• Kingdom of Cannanore (Kolathunadu)
• Malabar District
• North Malabar
• South Malabar
• Kingdom of Quilon (Venad)
• Kingdom of Cochin
• Kingdom of Tanur

• History of Trivandrum
• History of Calicut
• History of Cannanore
• History of Cochin
• History of Kasargode
• History of Malappuram
• History of Quilon
• History of Trichur

• Travancore
• Tharavad

• Architecture of Kerala
• Cuisine of Kerala
• Martial arts in Kerala
  • Kalarippayattu
• Media in Kerala
• Monuments in Kerala
  • Monuments of National Importance in Kerala
  • State Protected Monuments in Kerala
• World Heritage Sites in Kerala

• Kerala mural painting

• International Film Festival of Kerala
• Kerala State Film Award

• Kathakali
• Kolkali
• Mohiniyattam
• Margamkali
• Ottamthullal
• Theyyam
• Koodiyattam
• Chavittu Nadakam
• Oppana

• Triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam

• Chenda (Thayambaka)
• Kolkali
• Panchari melam
• Panchavadyam
• Sopanam

• Vishu
• Onam
• Pooram
• Temple festivals of Kerala

• Malayalam language
• Malayalam calendar
• Mappila dialect of Malayalam
• Judeo-Malayalam
• Irula language

• Malayalis
• Ezhavas
• Thiyyas
• Pulayar
• Namboothiris
• Ambalavasis
• Samanthas
• Nairs
• Saint Thomas Christians
• Kerala Iyers
• Nadars
• Cochin Jews
• Dravidians
• Mappilas
• Adivasis
• Scheduled Tribes

• Hinduism in Kerala
• Christianity in Kerala
• Islam in Kerala
• Jainism in Kerala
• Sarpam Thullal

• • Kerala Cricket Association
  • Kerala cricket team
  • Kerala Football Association
  • Kerala football team
• Vallam Kali (boat race)

• State animal: Indian elephant
• State fruit: Jackfruit
• State bird: Great hornbill
• State fish: Karimeen
• State flower: Golden shower
• State seal: Seal of Kerala
• State tree: Coconut

• Alappuzha
• Athirappilly Falls
• Beaches in Kerala
• Estuaries of Paravur
• Kerala Backwaters
• Kollam
• Kovalam
• Kumarakom
• Munnar
• Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram
• Vallamkali
• Wayanad
• Bekal

• Banking in Kerala
• Cashew Business
• Economic development in Kerala
  • Kerala model
• Tourism in Kerala
• Transport in Kerala
  • Airports in Kerala
  • Rail transport in Kerala
  • Roads in Kerala
• Water supply and sanitation in Kerala
  • Dams and reservoirs in Kerala

• Institutions of higher education in Kerala

Wikimedia Atlas of Kerala

Government

• Official entry portal of the Government of Kerala
• Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
• Directorate of Census Operations of Kerala