State
SOUTH
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94% literacy — India's highest | God's Own Country | Kochi emerging fintech hub
35.1M
Population
Census-based
38,852 km²
Area
Survey of India
94.0%
Literacy
Census 2011
6
Major Cities
Listed below
Leadership & Administration
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan (CM)
CapitalThiruvananthapuram
RegionSouth India
StatusState
Notable Companies / HQs
Muthoot Finance (HQ)
Federal Bank (HQ)
South Indian Bank
About This Page
Population, area, and literacy figures are sourced from Census data
and Survey of India (see footer). DRISHTI intentionally does not
display GDP, growth-rate, or per-capita-income figures on state
pages, since these change constantly and cannot be verified as
current without a live government API — showing stale numbers as
if live would be misleading. Use the State News
tab for what's actually happening right now.
Major Industries
Tourism
Remittances
Fishing
Spices
Rubber
IT/ITES
Major Cities
🏙 Thiruvananthapuram
🏙 Kochi
🏙 Kozhikode
🏙 Thrissur
🏙 Kollam
🏙 Palakkad
Sector Notes
God's Own Country tourism brand. Kochi as India's emerging fintech and startup city.