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Idukki district is the largest district in Kerala with a total land area of 4,61,223.14 hectares. [2] When the independent India merged smaller states together, Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, North Malabar and South Malabar remained under the Madras state.
Kochi (/ ˈ k oʊ tʃ i / KOH-chee, Malayalam: [kotˈt͡ʃi] ⓘ), formerly known as Cochin (/ ˈ k oʊ tʃ ɪ n / KOH-chin), [12] 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 referred to as Ernakulam.
Kochi is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kochi is located in the district of Ernakulam . Today, Kochi includes the mainland Ernakulam and the islands of Fort Kochi , Mattancherry , Willingdon Island , Mulavukad , Vallarpadam , Mundamveli , Kumbalangi , Cherai and other outlying islands.
Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, comprising the Kochi Municipal Corporation, nine adjacent municipal councils, 15 gram panchayats and parts of four gram panchayats.
Name of the District No. of villages RTO Code Area (in sq.km) 1 Neyyattinkara: Thiruvananthapuram: 21 KL-19, KL-20 2 Kattakkada: 13 KL-74 3 Nedumangad: 25 KL-21 4 Thiruvananthapuram: 31 KL-01, KL-15, KL-22 5 Chirayinkeezhu (HO: Attingal) 17 KL-16 6 Varkala: 12 KL-81 7 Kollam: Kollam: 31 KL-02 8 Kunnathoor (HO: Sasthamcotta) 07 KL-61 9 ...
Ernakulam (Malayalam: [erɐɳɐːkuɭɐm] ⓘ) is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India.It is the namesake of Ernakulam district.The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge is called as Western Kochi. [1]
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 ...
The Western Ghats is also responsible for the high and steady rainfall in Kerala. It converts 50% of Kerala into highlands and is studded with more than 50 peaks above 5000 feet above Mean Sea Level. With a height of 8841 feet (2,695 metres), Anamudi is the highest peak in India outside Himalayas. Anamudi is located in Idukki district in Kerala.