{"id":2119,"date":"2024-07-05T18:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2024-07-08T03:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T02:02:06","slug":"the-state-symbols-of-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/the-state-symbols-of-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Symbols of Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kerala is the Southern most state in India towards the west coast also called Malabar coast.Spread over 38,863 sq km (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the 21st largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. Having a population of around 33 million as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. The largest city in Kerala is Kochi. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s learn about the State Symbols of Kerala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Animal of Kerala:<\/strong> Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t220156619173614571983622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t220156619173614571983622.jpg 676w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t220156619173614571983622-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elephant <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Bird of Kerala:<\/strong> Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203161513464478432965967.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203161513464478432965967.jpg 602w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203161513464478432965967-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Indian Hornbill <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Tree of Kerala:<\/strong> Coconut Tree (Cocos nucifera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203537478064722520165309.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203537478064722520165309.jpg 727w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2203537478064722520165309-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coconut Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Flower of Kerala:<\/strong> Kanikonna (Golden Shower Tree, Cassia fistula)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_20240705_2205596351854017751410851.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_20240705_2205596351854017751410851.jpg 679w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_20240705_2205596351854017751410851-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kanikonna flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Fish of Kerala:<\/strong> Green chromide (Pearl Spot &#8211; Etroplus suratensis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155-1332x1000.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/etroplus_suratensis8234584333952372155.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green Chromide or pearl spot fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Fruit of Kerala<\/strong>: Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t221118952227306818663716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t221118952227306818663716.jpg 550w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t221118952227306818663716-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jackfruit <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Reptile of Kerala:<\/strong> King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2219037400747144998604458.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2219037400747144998604458.jpg 739w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2219037400747144998604458-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Cobra <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Butterfly of Kerala:<\/strong> Malabar Banded Peacock (Papilio buddha nilgirianus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2213363587838587626000427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2213363587838587626000427.jpg 715w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2213363587838587626000427-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Malabar Banded Peacock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Sport of Kerala<\/strong>: Association Football or more commonly known as football or soccer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2218064697398828568548188.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2218064697398828568548188.jpg 640w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2218064697398828568548188-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Football in Kerala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Classical dance of Kerala:<\/strong> Kathakali, it is one\u00a0 of the main forms of classical dance-drama of India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2223367214362545082935283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2223367214362545082935283.jpg 720w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2223367214362545082935283-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathakali <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State Emblem of Kerala:<\/strong> Emblem of Kerala depicts two elephants guarding a coconut palm, encircled by a wreath of flowers, with the words &#8220;Government of Kerala&#8221; written in Malayalam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2224302319651689318558825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2224302319651689318558825.jpg 597w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-2024-07-05t2224302319651689318558825-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State emblem of Kerala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala is the Southern most state in India towards the west coast also called Malabar coast.Spread over 38,863 sq km (15,005 sq mi), 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