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kerala fact file

Country India

Statehood 1 November 1956

Capital Thiruvananthapuram

Districts 14

Government

• Body Government of Kerala

• Governor P. Sathasivam[1]

• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan(CPI (M))

• Chief Secretary Paul Antony IAS[2]

• Director General of Police Lokanath Behera IPS

• Legislature Unicameral (141 seats)†

Area

• Total 38,863 km2(15,005 sq mi)

Area rank 22nd

Highest elevation 2,695 m (8,842 ft)

Lowest elevation −2.2 m (−7.2 ft)

Population (2011)[3]

• Total 33,387,677

• Rank 13th

• Density 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)

Karnataka

Area: 191,791 sq km
Population: 52.7 million
Capital: Bangalore (Garden
city of India)

Climate
Summer (March to June) -
Warm
Monsoon (July to September)
- Warm
Winter (October to February)
- Cool

Clothing
Summer - Light Cottons
Winter - woolens.

Languages
spoken: Kannada, Tulu,
Konkani, Kodava, Hindi,
English

Best Time to
visit: September to February

State RTC: Karnataka State

Road Transport Corporation
 (KSRTC).

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Fact File
Area 3, 07,713 sq km
Religion Hinduism (81.11%), Islam (9.66%), Others (9.23%)
Capital Mumbai
Languages Marathi, Hindi, English
Best time to visit October to March
Major Cities Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Solapur, Aurangabad
Population 96,752,247 (2001)
Sex Ratio 922(2001)
Literacy Rate 0.829
Districts 35
Largest City Mumbai
Song Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha
Dance Lavani
Animal Indian Giant Squirrel
Bird Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Flower Lagerstroemia
Tree Mango
Sport Kabaddi

Various Minerals found in India

Aluminium—Kerala, U.P. and M.P.
Antimony—Punjab and Karnataka.
Asbestos—Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
Bantonite—Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir.
Bauxite—Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Beryllium—Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kashmir and Bihar.
Carborundum—Asom, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kashmir.
Cement—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana.
China Clay—Kerala, Rajmahal Hills, Singhbhum district of Bihar.
Chromite—Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Bhagalpur (Bihar); Ratnagiri (Maharashtra); Salem (Tamil
Nadu); Shimoga and Chitradurg (Karnataka); Keonjhar (Odisha); Ladakh (Kashmir).
Coal—Raniganj (West Bengal); Jharia, Bokaro, Karanpur (Jharkhand); Panch Valley and Chanda
(M.P.); Singareni (Andhra) and Mukum (Asom).
Cobalt—Rajasthan and Kerala.
Copper—Singhbhum and Hazaribagh (Jharkhand); Khetri (Rajasthan) and Balaghat (M.P.).
Diamond—Panna, Chhatarpur and Satna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Kernool (A.P.).
Felspar—Rewa (M.P.); Burdwan (W. Bengal); Alwar and Ajmer (Rajasthan); Tiruchirapalli (Tamil
Nadu).
Fuller’s Earth—Rajasthan, M.P. and Karnataka.
Gold—Kolar and Hatti gold-fields (Karnataka) and A.P.
Graphite—Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and
Kerala.
Gypsum—Bikaner and Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh.
Heavy Water—Talcher (Odisha), Kota (Rajasthan), Baroda (Gujarat), Tuticorn (Tamil Nadu).
Illemenite—Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Iron Ore—Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj (Odisha), Durg, Belladila
(Chhattisgarh) and Karnataka.