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RTO codes in Kerala

Every Kerala registration plate opens with one of these 88 codes, KL-01 through KL-99. Paste a plate to see which office issued it.

Questions people ask

How many RTO codes does Kerala have?

88 in our list, running from KL-01 to KL-99.

Which RTO is KL-01?

KL-01 is Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala.

Why are some Kerala numbers missing from this list?

11 numbers inside the range are not listed — KL-87, KL-88, KL-89 among them. Usually the state never issued them: Tamil Nadu skips every code whose digits add to eight, and others hold numbers back as reserved. A gap is normally the state's own decision, not a hole in our list.

Why does one city in Kerala have several RTO codes?

Thiruvananthapuram holds 2 of them — KL-01, KL-99. A busy city is usually split by vehicle class or by zone rather than served by one office, so which code a plate carries depends on where and what was registered, not on the city being listed twice.

Codes are the only part of a registration number that means anything on its own. Office addresses and phone numbers go stale fastest; codes and districts rarely change.

Compiled 2026-09-01 from the consolidated public list. Codes are reassigned and offices open, so check with the state transport department before relying on this for anything official. Wikipedia, List of Regional Transport Office districts in India