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Kerala is at the souther tip of India. With the Indian Ocean lying to the South and West of the state, Kerala has a nice tropical climate. On the North and East it is bordered by states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Compared to the 28 other states in India, Kerala is the 21st state in terms of size. This small state is divided into 14 districts and it envelops the union teritory of Mahe, which is a costal enclave of Pondicherry.
Kerala is a densely populated state with a population of around 31 million people living in an area of around 38 thousand square kilometers. Kerala is the 21st state of India in terms of size but it is 12th in terms of population. The most remarkable laurels for kerala is that it is the only state in Inida which has 100% literacy rate.
Kerala is a very popular tourist destination. The state government considers tourism as one of the major income resource of the state.
There are two international airports; one in Cochin and another at Thiruvananthapuram, but it is more fun to discover Kerala by road.
There are three main national highways connecting Kerala with the rest of the country.
In the north, we can enter the state through Mangalore in Karnataka using the National Highway (NH) number 17. This highway touches the costal towns of Kasaragod, Kozhikod and continues to touch NH 47 near Ernakulam.
In the east, we can enter the state via the NH 47, which connects Salem in Tamil Nadu with Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Cochin and continues along the cost line to touch Thiruvananthapuram and then Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
In the south, the state can be entered through the NH 7. This highway starts at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and cross through Karnataka (Bangalore) and Tamil Nadu (Salem and Madurai) to end at Kanniyakumari. From Kanniyakumari we can enter Kerala through Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu. This is the shortest route to the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram from Bangalore.
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