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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]
Kollam district (Malayalam: ⓘ), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). The district has many water bodies.
The Cheras regained control over Kerala in the 9th century CE until the kingdom was dissolved in the 12th century, after which smaller kingdoms, most notably the Kingdom of Calicut, arose. In 1498 CE, Portuguese traveler Vasco Da Gama established a sea route to Kozhikode by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope , located in the southernmost ...
14 KL-26 14 Konni: 14 KL-83 15 Kozhencherry (HO: Pathanamthitta) 11 KL-03 16 Ranni: 10 KL-62 1004.6 17 Mallappally: 09 KL-28 18 Thiruvalla: 12 KL-27 19 Chenganoor: Alappuzha: 11 KL-30 20 Mavelikkara: 15 KL-31 21 Karthikappally (HO: Haripad) 18 KL-29 22 Kuttanad (HO: Mankombu) 14 KL-66 23 Ambalappuzha (HO: Alappuzha) 13 KL-04 24 Cherthala: 20 KL ...
Kerala is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It is known for its high literacy rate, low infant mortality rate, and long life expectancy. Following the 73rd and 74th amendment (both in 1992) of the Constitution of India which entrusted states with establishing Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies for devolution of powers, the Kerala government enacted the Kerala ...
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (Kerul Varma Pyche Rajah, Cotiote Rajah) (1753–1805) was the Prince Regent and the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Kottayam in Malabar, India between 1774 and 1805. He led the Pychy Rebellion (Wynaad Insurrection, Coiote War) against the English East India Company. He is popularly known as Kerala Simham (Lion of ...
The district covers an area of 2,192 square kilometres (541,655 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,301,427, [6] [7] making it the second most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district. [8] Its population density is the highest in Kerala, with 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,910/sq mi). [9]
V. V. K. Valath was born on the Christmas Day of 1918 at Valam, a small hamlet between South Chittoor and Cheranellore, near Edapally in Ernakulam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Vadakke Valath Velu Asan and Paru. [1]