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The banner depicts the emblem of Kerala on a white field. State seal: Seal of Kerala: കേരള ഔദ്യോഗിക ചിഹ്നം: The emblem portrays two elephants guarding the state and national insignias. The state insignia is the conch-shell of Lord Sri Padmanabha and the national insignia is the Lion Capital of Ashoka. [1 ...
The Indian state of Kerala is divided into 14 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further sub-divided into revenue divisions and taluks. [1] Idukki district is the largest district in Kerala with a total land area of 4,61,223.14 hectares. [2]
Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a state emblem, an animal, a bird, a flower and a tree. A second animal (fish, butterfly, reptile, aquatic animal or heritage animal) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and state mottos .
The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood. Kerala is divided into districts, revenue divisions, taluks, and villages for revenue administration, and for rural development, it is divided into blocks. Each state government department has its own administrative divisions, usually all functioning at the district ...
A sacred shankha on the flag of Travancore, India. The official Kerala emblem is a derivative version of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Travancore.The state emblem symbolizes two elephants guarding the state emblem of India and the emblem of Tranvancore Kingdom (a dextrally-coiled silver) conch shell (Turbinella pyrum) ).
India is a country in South Asia.It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal or coat of arms which is used as an official governmental symbol, while four states and five union territories continue to use the National Emblem of India for official purposes.
For administrative convenience, Kerala State has been divided into 14 districts, 27 revenue divisions, 75 taluks, 152 CD blocks, and 1453 revenue villages. For local governance, the state has 941 gram panchayats, 152 block panchayats, 14 district panchayats, 6 corporations , and 87 municipalities.
The Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), which includes the GIS-based Road Information and Management Project (RIMS), is responsible for maintaining and expanding the state highways in Kerala. It also oversees a few major district roads. [274] [275] Traffic in Kerala has been growing at a rate of 10–11% every year, resulting in high traffic ...