Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | --- | --- | | **Official Name** | State of Kerala | | **Common Name** | Kerala | | **Native Name(s)** | കേരളം (Keralam) | | **Nicknames** | God's Own Country, Spice Garden of India | | **Motto** | Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs) | | **Geographic Level** | State | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Kerala | | **Capital** | Thiruvananthapuram | | **Government Type** | Parliamentary representative democratic republic (State Government) | | **Date Founded** | November 1, 1956 | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC+05:30) | | **Latitude** | 10.8505° N | | **Longitude** | 76.2711° E | | **Elevation** | -2.2 m (-7.2 ft) to 2,695 m (8,842 ft) | | **Total Area** | 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~34.6 million (2011 Census) | | **Population Density** | 890/km² (2,300/sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 67, 68, 69 (PIN code prefixes) | | **Area Codes** | +91 (India), 471, 484, 495, etc. | | **Official Languages** | Malayalam, English | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Keralite, Malayali |