Kaloor | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.994°N 76.292°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
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: | 682017[1] |
Registration Plate: | KL-07 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ernakulam |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kochi Municipal Corporation |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 20°C |
Website: | http://kaloor.info |
Kaloor is a downtown region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is 2km (01miles) from the Ernakulam North Railway Station. Kaloor Junction is also the name of a major intersection in this part of the city, intersecting the two major arteries of downtown Kochi, namely Banerji Road and the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road. The nearest major intersections are Palarivattom to the east and Lissie Junction to the west.
Kaloor is home to the largest stadium in the state, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The stadium plays host to cricket and football tournaments and was one of the venues of the U-17 FIFA World Cup which was held in October 2017. Kaloor is also home to the Regional Centre of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).[2] The suburb leads directly to the temple town suburb of Elamakkara and is the birthplace of Malayalam poet Vylopillil Sreedhara Menon.
Mathrubhumi and Deshabhimani, two of Kerala's biggest media houses also have their head office around the vicinity of Kaloor.[3] [4]
The Kochi International Airport is from Kaloor. Kochi International Seaport and Cochin shipyard are around from Kaloor.