Kerala

StateIN-KL

State of India.

AsiaCapital: ThiruvananthapuramSub-region: SouthernLanguage: Malayalam, Tamil
Population
35.8M
Metros tracked
7
22.1M in metros (62%)
Composite score
12.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-KL
At a glance
Established
1956
Demonym
Keralite
Area
38,863 km²
Population density
921 /km²
Highest point
Anamudi (2,695 m (8,842 ft))
Legislature
Kerala Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.804 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
20
Rank in India
9th of 36 by composite score
Area rank
23rd of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Kochi

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Kerala metro footprint

7 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

7 tracked metros

#479Kochi
4.9
3.3MEmerging Metro
#1093Malappuram
1.4
4.1MEmerging Metro
#1104Thiruvananthapuram★ Capital
1.4
3.3MEmerging Metro
#1156Kozhikode
1.3
3.1MEmerging Metro
#1259Kannur
1.1
2.5MEmerging Metro
#1309Thrissur
1.0
3.1MEmerging Metro
#1440Kollam
0.9
2.6MLocal Metro