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The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi. In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar , making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent , which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
The Population pyramid of Kerala. Kerala is home to 2.8% of India's population; with a density of 859 persons per km 2, its land is nearly three times as densely settled as the national average of 370 persons per km 2. As of 2011, Thiruvananthapuram is the most populous city in Kerala.
www .kozhikode .nic .in. Kozhikode ( pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ⓘ ), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices [1], Kozhikode is listed among the UNESCO's Cities of Literature .
Thiruvananthapuram, [a] commonly shortened to TVM or known by its former name Trivandrum, [b] [9] is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 2,984,154 as of 2024. [10] [11] The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. [5]
Kochi ( / ˈkoʊtʃi /; Malayalam: [koˈtːʃi] ⓘ ), also known by its former name Cochin ( / ˈkoʊtʃɪn / KOH-chin ), [9] is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam.
Kottayam (IPA:) is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about 151 km (93.8 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of 489,615 people, and a population density of 4,533/km 2 (11,740/sq mi).
History of Kerala. Main. Other topics. India portal. v. t. e. The term Kerala was first epigraphically recorded as Cheras ( Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka of Magadha. [1] It was mentioned as one of four independent kingdoms in southern India during Ashoka's time, the others being the Cholas ...
Idukki district is the largest district in Kerala with a total land area of 4,61,223.14 hectare. When the independent India merged smaller states together, Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, North Malabar and South Malabar remained under the Madras state.