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Killikolloor, also known as Killikollur, 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.
National Highway 744 passes through Killikolloor. It is served by Killikolloor 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
- Kollam Junction railway station - 5.5 km
- Andamukkam City Bus Stand - 6 km
- Kollam KSRTC Bus Station - 6.5 km
- Kollam Port - 8 km
- Chinnakada - 5.5 km[11]
- Thangassery - 8.2 km
See also
References
- ↑ Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ [1] Template:Webarchive Expoters Directory - The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India
- ↑ [2] Pincode of Killikolloor, Kollam
- ↑ [3] Trains from Kilikollur - Indiarailinfo
- ↑ [4] Six new stops for Punalur - Guruvayur train : TOI
- ↑ [5] Template:Webarchive TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
- ↑ [6] Welcome to the Land of Cashews - Kollam
- ↑ [7] Methodology - Conceptual framework of the problem
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2015-12-13. Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
- ↑ [8] Residents' associations hail UDF panel decision - The Hindu
- ↑ [9] Kilikollur, Kollam - Kerala Tourism