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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kilimanoor
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Kilimanoor nadaka sala.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kilimanoor Nadakashala
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.767|N|76.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Local Self Government
| governing_body = [[Kilimanoor grama panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 19.1
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 20,515
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 695601
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0470
| registration_plate = KL 16
| blank1_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kilimanoor Panchayath
| website =
| footnotes = The details are for Kilimanoor Panchayath Town
| official_name =
}}
[[File:Archkilimanoor.jpg|thumb|Ancient arch in Kilimanoor]]
[[File:Studio of Raja Ravi Varma.jpg|thumb|Studio of Raja Ravi Varma]]
[[File:പുത്തൻ മാളിക.jpg|thumb|Puthen Malika]]
'''Kilimanoor''' is a panchayat and a town in the [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk]] of [[Trivandrum]] district in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is located on [[Main central Road|MC/SH 1 Road]], {{convert|33|km|mi|0}} North-west of the city of Thiruvananthapuram ([[Trivandrum]]), 14 km east of [[Attingal]] and 20 km east of [[Varkala]]. The town area is administrated by [[Kilimanoor grama panchayat]]. Kilimanoor town is an important
business centre and one of the potential fast-growing towns in south Kerala. Kilimanoor is looking forward to
become a municipality.

==History==
Kilimanoor ("land of the bird and the deer") was ruled by a [[Pillai (Kerala title)|Pillai]] ruling chief and was forfeited to Travancore by Maharaja Marthanda Varma. The estate comprising several villages was then handed over to the family of the father of the King who had come south from Parappanad in Malabar around 1718.<ref>(See page 4 in Madras Presidency Records, 1915, Supt, Government Press, Madras.)</ref> was ruled by a chief during time of the [[Ettuveetil Pillamar]] in the kingdom of [[Travancore]]. The chief rebelled against the [[Maharajah]] [[Marthanda Varma]], and the region was annexed and later given to the Royal House of Kilimanoor.{{sfn|Aiya|1906|p=329}}

This [[Royal House of Kilimanoor]] has a history of more than 300 years. In 1705 (ME 880), the son and two daughters of Ittammar Raja of Beypore Thattarikovilakam, a [[Parappanad]] royal house, were adopted by the Royal house of [[Venad]]. Parappanad was actually the ruling family of [[Parappanangadi]] in present-day [[Malappuram district]]. Ittammar Raja's sister and her sons, Rama Varma and Raghava Varma, settled in Kilimanoor and married the now-adopted sisters. Marthanda Varma, the founder of the [[Kingdom of Travancore]] was the son of Raghava Varma. Raghava Varma's nephew, Ravi Varma Koil Thampuran, married Marthanda Varma's sister. Their son came to be known as Dharma Raja Kartika Thirunnal Rama Varma. In 1740, when an allied force led by Dutch Captain Hockert supporting the Deshinganadu king attacked Venad, an army from Kilimanoor tactfully resisted and then defeated them. Although a small victory, this was the first time an Indian army defeated a European power. In recognition of this feat, Marthanda Varma, in 1753, exempted the areas under control of [[Kilimanoor Palace]] from taxes and proclaimed autonomous status. The present palace complex was also built during this time along with the Ayyappa temple for the family deity.

Velu Thampi Dalawa held meetings at the Kilimanoor Palace, planning his revolts against the [[British Raj|British]]. He handed over his sword at the palace before going for his final battle against the British. India's First President, [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] received the sword from the palace, and it is now kept at the [[National Museum, New Delhi]]. Subsequently, placed at the Napier Museum in the capital city of Kerala.

==Politics==
The [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) and [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) have a strong base.
Attingal Constituency (Scheduled Caste reserved) is part of [[Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies — Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-21
|work=Kerala
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date=2009-03-04
}}</ref>
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

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{| style="float:centre; margin:0 0 0 0;"
|
{{Geographic location
|title =
|Northwest = [[Parippally]]/[[Kollam]]
|North = [[Kottarakkara]]/[[Kottayam]]
|Northeast = [[Punalur]]/[[Pathanamthitta]]
|West = [[Kallambalam]]/[[Varkala]]/[[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]]
|Centre = Kilimanoor
|East = [[Kadakkal]]/[[Shenkottai]]/[[Tenkasi]]
|Southwest = [[Attingal]]
|South = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|Southeast = [[Nedumangad]]/[[Palode]]
}}
|}

==Transportation==
Kilimanoor is on the [[Main Central Road]]. It is connected to the whole major destination by buses run by [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] from the Kilimanoor bus depot. Kilimanoor is only {{convert|33|km|mi|0}} away from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum International Airport]].
The nearest major railway station is [[Varkala Railway Station]] which is 20 km from Kilimanoor.

==Educational organizations==

*MGM Polytechnic College, Kilimanoor

* Rajadhani Institute of Engineering, Nagaroor, Kilimanoor<ref>http://riet.edu.in/</ref>
* Sree Shankara Vidyapeetom College, Nagaroor, Kilimanoor<ref>http://www.sreesankaratrust.org/ssvk.htm</ref>
* Vidya Academy of Science And Technology, Kilimanoor<ref>http://vidyatcklmr.ac.in/</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box/concise_C
| location=Kilimanoor, Kerala
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
"CLIMATE: KILIMANOOR",
Climate-Data.org. Web: [http://en.climate-data.org/location/756423/].</ref>
| 30.0|30.9|32.1|32.1|31.9|29.7|29.2|29.6|29.9|29.7|29.3|29.4
| 22.5|23.2|24.6|25.4|25.5|24.2|23.7|23.8|23.9|23.9|23.5|22.7
| 21|30|56|142|218|382|295|195|184|283|207|61
}}

==Notable people==


*[[Kilimanoor Chandran]]
*[[Kilimanoor Raja Raja Varma Koithampuran]]
*[[Madavoor Vasudevan Nair]]
*[[Kilimanoor Ramakanthan]]
*[[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]]
*[[A. R. Raja Raja Varma]]
*[[C. Raja Raja Varma]]
*[[Raja Ravi Varma]]
*[[Prajesh Sen]]

==Tourist attractions==
* [[Kilimanoor palace]]
* [[Raja Ravi Varma Art gallery]]<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Raja-Ravi-Varma-Art-Gallery-Opened/2014/11/20/article2531832.ece</ref>
* [[Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple]]
* Thampuratti Para

==See also==
* [[Kilimanoor Assembly Constituency]]
* [[Kilimanoor Block Panchayat]]
* [[Pazhayakunnummel Grama Panchayath]]
* [[Kilimanoor Grama Panchayath]]

==References==
{{commons category|Kilimanoor}}
{{Reflist}}

;Bibliography
*{{Cite book|first1=V. Nagam|last1=Aiya|author-link1=V. Nagam Aiya|title=Travancore State Manual|publisher=Travancore Government Press|url=https://archive.org/details/travancorestate00aiyagoog|year=1906}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thiruvananthapuram district]]

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