Kilikollur

Kilikollur, also known as Kilikolloor or Karicode, is a neighbourhood in Kollam in Kerala, India.[1] It is a center of the cashew industry in the area,[2][3] and is also a hub of automobile production.

Kilikollur
Zone & Neighbourhood
Kilikollur railway station entrance
Nickname(s): 
കരിക്കോട്
Kilikollur
Location in Kollam, India
Kilikollur
Kilikollur (Kerala)
Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N 76°37′59.08″E
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Municipal CorporationKollam
Government
 • TypeCouncillor
 • MayorV. Rajendrababu (CPI(M))
 • Deputy MayorVijaya Francis
 • District collectorT. Mithra, IAS
Area
 • Total11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691 004
Telephone code0474
Vehicle registrationKL-02
Websitewww.kollam.nic.in

National Highway 744 passes through Kilikollur. It is served by Kilikollur railway station, a stop for trains to and from Kollam, Paravur, Punalur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari, Ernakulam, and Guruvayur.[4][5]

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering is located in Kilikollur.[6] A zonal office of Kollam Municipal Corporation is also located in the neighbourhood.

Merging of Kilikollur with Kollam City Corporation

Kilikollur was a panchayath and was formed in 1953. It was included in Anchalumoodu block of Kollam district with an area of 11.24 km2.[7] Kollam has been a commercial center in India since at least 851 AD.[8] When Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation in the year 2000, it was merged with Killikollur.[9][10]

Location

See also

References
  1. "Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Expoters Directory - The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India
  3. Pincode of Kilikollur, Kollam
  4. Trains from Kilikollur - Indiarailinfo
  5. Six new stops for Punalur - Guruvayur train : TOI
  6. Archived 27 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
  7. Welcome to the Land of Cashews - Kollam
  8. Methodology - Conceptual framework of the problem
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
  10. Residents' associations hail UDF panel decision - The Hindu
  11. Kilikollur, Kollam - Kerala Tourism
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