Kerala Geography Facts: PSC exam Notes

• Area : 38,863 km²
• Area of kerala is 1.18% of India’s total landmass.
• According to area, Kerala has 22nd position in India.
• Situated between the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east.
• Boundary states: Tamil nadu, Karnataka
• Kerala districts without boundary of other states: Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kottayam
• District with only boundary of other districts: Kottayam
• Average height of Western Ghats in Kerala : 900m

• Highest peak in South India is Anamudi (2695m)
• Anamudi is located in Devikulam Taluk in Munnar Panchayat in Idukki district.
• Second highest mountain peak in Kerala : Agastyamala

• Kerala North to South Distance: 560km
• Kerala East to West Distance: 60 km

• National Waterway 3  is from Kollam to Kottapuram

• Length of sea coast: 580km
• District with most coastal length = Kannur (82 km)
• District with least coastal length = Kollam (37 km)
• No of districts with sea coast: 9
• Districts without sea coast: Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kottayam, Wayanad, Idukki
• Longest Drive-In Beach in India: Muzhappilangad beach(5.5km)

• No rivers in kerala : 44
• Longest river in Kerala : Periyar(209 km)
• Shortest river : Manjeswaram river (16km)
• Northern most river in Kerala : Manjeshwaram Puzha
• Karamana river flows through the Kerala capital city, Thiruvananthapuram .

• No of Backwaters: 34 
• Largest Lake in kerala: Vembanad Lake
• Second largest lake: Ashtamudi Lake
• Smallest Lake in Kerala: Uppala Lake
• Northernmost Lake: Uppala Lake (Kasargod)
• Southern most Lake in Kerala: Veli Lake(TVM)
• Largest Fresh water lake: Sasthamcotta Lake
• Northern most fresh water lake in Kerala: Pookode Lake(Wayanad)
• Southern most freshwater lake: Vellayani Lake(TVM)

• Most hottest district: Palakkad
• Hottest place in Kerala: Punalur and Chittur
• Least hottest district: Idukki
• Least hot place: Munnar

• Average rainfall of Kerala: 300cm
• Month which receives most rainfall in Kerala: July
• Month which receives lowest rainfall : January
• District having largest rainfall in Kerlala: Kozhikode
• District having lowest rainfall in Kerlala: Thiruvananthapuram
• Neriamangalam in Ernakulam receives highest rainfall in Kerala
• Chinnar in Idukki receives lowest rainfall in kerala. Also known as rain shadow region.

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