Official Name: | Kallumthazham |
Other Name: | Kallumthaazham |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Kollam#Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 8.9039°N 76.6228°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal Zone |
Subdivision Name3: | Kilikollur |
Governing Body: | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 691004 |
Registration Plate: | KL-02 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kollam |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 34°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 22°C |
Kallumthazham or Kallumthaazham is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in Kerala, India.[1] It is the 19th ward of Kollam Municipal Corporation.[2] [3] [4]
Kallumthazham comes under Kilikollur zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation where the most cashew processing factories are located in India.[5] It is the meeting point of two major national highways, with NH-66 Bypass, Kollam and NH-744, passing through the city.[6] [7] [8] It is considered one of the major transport hubs in Kollam city.[9] The Valiya Koonambaikulam temple is very close to Kallumthazham.[10]