Kerala Rivers and Nicknames

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Kerala Rivers and Nicknames

The following post lists the rivers in Kerala and their nicknames at a glance for the Kerala PSC 10th preliminary exam.

Kerala Rivers & Nicknames

RiverNickname
(244 km)
  • Aluvapuzha
  • Choorni (Kautilya)
  • Purna (Sankaracharya)
  • Murachi
  • Chulli
  • Kaladipuzha
  • Life Line of Kerala
(209 km)
  • Nila
  • Perar
  • Nile of Kerala
  • Ponnanipuzha
  • Shokanashinipuzha 
  • (Ezhuthachan)
  • Kerala Ganga*
  • Amaravathipuzha
  • Chitturpuzha
Pamba
(176 km)
  • Baris
  • Thalayar
  • Dakshina Bhageerathi
  • Lifeline of Travancore
Chaliyar
(169 km)
  • Kallayipuzha
  • Beypore puzha
  • Lifeline of Malappuram
Kuttiyadipuzha
(74 km)
  • Yellow River of Kerala
  • Moorad Puzha
Kadalundipuzha
(130 km)
  • Karimpuzha
  • Oravanpurampuzha
Chandragiripuzha
(104 km)		  Payaswini
Mayyazhipuzha  English Channel of Kerala
Chittoorpuzha  Kannadipuzha
Kabani   Kapila
Manjeswarampuzha
(16 km)		  Thalappadipuzha

* as listed in the official Kerala PSC Diamond Jubilee Edition.

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