Know Your State #018 Kerala

Kerala

Establishment Year

• 1 November 1956

Capital

• Thiruvananthapuram

Tourism Slogan

• God’s Own Country

Number of District

• 14

Official Language

• Malayalam 

High Court

• Kerala High Court 

Chief Justice

• Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Governor

• P. Sathasivam 

CM

• Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))

Literacy

• 93.9%

Heritage Site

1. Western Ghats
2. Mattancherry Palace

Airport

1. INS Garuda
2. Cochin International Airport
3. Calicut International Airport
4. Trivandrum International Airport

Tribe

1. Adiyan
2. Arandan
3. Eravallan
4. Hill Pulaya
5. Irular, Irulan
6. Kadar
7. Kanikaran, Kanikkar
8. Kattunayakan
9. Kochu Velan
10. Konda Kapus
11. Kondareddis
12. Koraga
13. Kota
14. Kudiya, Melakudi
15. Kurichchan
16. Kurumans
17. Kurumbas
18. Maha Malasar
19. Malai Arayan
20. Malai Pandaram
21. Malai Vedan
22. Malakkuravan
23. Malasar
24. Malayarayar
25. Mannan
26. Marati (in Hosdrug and Kasaragod taluks of Kasaragod district)
27. Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan
28. Palleyan
29. Palliyan
30. Palliyar
31. Paniyan
32. Ulladan
33. Uraly

Folk dance

1. Chakyar Koothu
2. Duffmuttu
3. Margamkali
4. Oppana
5. Padayani
6. Theyyam
7. Thirayattam
8. Thitambu Nritham

Animal

• Indian Elephant

Bird

• Great hornbill 

Flower

• Kanikonna

Tree

• Coconut tree

Fish 

• Green chromide

Festival

• Onam

Lake

1. Ashtamudi Lake
2. Kuttanad Lake
3. Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
4. Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
5. Paravur Kayal
6. Punnamada Lake
7. Shasthamkotta lake
8. Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
9. Vanchikulam, Thrissur
10. Vellayani Lake
11. Vembanad Lake

River

1. Periyar River
2. Bharatapuzha River
3. Pamba River
4. Chaliyar River
5. Chalakudy River
6. Kadalundy River
7. Achankoil River
8. Kallada River
9. Muvattupuzha Rive
10. Valapattanam River
11. Chandragiri Rive
12. Bhavani River   

Dam

1. Malampuzha Dam
2. Sholayar Dam
3. Peringalkuthu Dam
4. Chimmony dam

Waterfall

1. Adimali waterfalls
2. Adyanpara Falls
3. Alakapuri Falls
4. Anakallumpara falls
5. Ananthoni Falls
6. Anchuruli waterfalls
7. Aripara falls
8. Aruvi falls
9. Athirappilly Falls
10. Attukad Falls
11. Attukal Falls
12. Bona falls
13. Braemore estate falls
14. Charpa Falls
15. Cheeyappara Falls
16. Chellarkovil Falls
17. Chethalayam Falls
18. Dhoni Falls
19. Gavi falls
20. Kaalakkayam Falls
21. Kanthampara falls
22. Karithode falls
23. Kattikayam falls
24. Keezharkuth Falls / Rainbow falls
25. Kochu kuttalam falls
26. Kombaikani falls
27. Kozhippara falls
28. Kumbhavurutty Falls
29. Kurangani falls
30. Kuthumkal falls
31. Lakkom Water Falls
32. Madammakkulam waterfalls
33. Madatharuvi Falls
34. Manalar falls
35. Mankayam Falls/Kurisadi falls
36. Marmala waterfall
37. Meenmutty Falls
38. Meenvallam falls
39. Mulamkuzhi
40. Muniyara Falls
41. Nyayamkad Falls
42. Orakkampara falls
43. Panieli Poru waterfalls
44. Palakapandi Water Falls
45. Palaruvi Falls
46. Pathankayam falls
47. Pattathippara Falls
48. Perunthenaruvi Falls
49. Perunthenaruvi Falls
50. Pookkulam falls
51. Powerhouse falls / Chinnakanal falls
52. Puliyarkota falls
53. Seetharkundu Waterfalls
54. Siruvani Waterfalls
55. Soochipara Falls/ Sentinelrock falls
56. Thenpara Falls
57. Thommankuthu Falls
58. Thooval waterfalls
59. Thusharagiri Falls
60. Thuvanam waterfalls
61. Ulakkayurutty falls
62. Urakkuzhi Falls
63. Valanjanganam falls
64. Valanthode Falls
65. Valara Falls
66. Vazhachal Falls
67. Vazhvanthol waterfalls
68. Vellarimala falls

Zoological Park

1. Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
2. Thrissur Zoo, Thrissur

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Periyar National Park
2. Waynad
3. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Neyyar
5. Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary
7. Shenduruny
8. Chinnar
9. Idukki
10. Aralam
11. Peppara
12. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
13. Kumarakom
14. Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary

Tiger Reserve

1. Periyar Tiger Reserve
2. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Gas Based Power plant

1. Kochi Combined Cycle Power Station
2. Rajiv Gandhi CCPP

Diesel Engine Power Station

1. Kozhikode Diesel Power Station
2. Brahmapuram Diesel Power Plant

Hydroelectric Power Station

• Idukki

Solar Power Station

• CIAL Solar Power Project

Wind Power Station

• Ramakkalmedu