| Keralapuram | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.9408°N 76.6572°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
| Government Type: | Panchayath |
| Governing Body: | Kottamkara Panchayath, Perinad Panchayath |
| 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: | 691014, 691504, 691577,691511 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0474 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-02 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | State Assembly constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kollam |
Keralapuram is an suburban area in Kollam District of Kerala, India and a part of Kollam City. [1] Keralapuram is famous for numerous cashew factories in the region. It is split into Kottamkara Panchayath and Perinad Panchayath by the National Highway. In Kerala state legislative assembly elections, Keralapuram votes for Kundara Assembly constituency.[2]
Keralapuram lies in between Kollam City, and the historic trade hub Kundara.[3] The Kundara Proclamation by Velu Thampi Dalawa in the year 1809, which is considered to be one of the first events of freedom fight against the British Raj in Kerala, happened at a distance of 3 kilometers from the present day Keralapuram. First industries in Keralapuram are from the cashew industry boom of Kollam.[4]
Keralapuram has a Government High School that established in the year 1946[5] and a Public Library established in the year 1948.[6] Another piece of history is the famous restaurant Ezhuthanikada Hotel, started by Meeran Saheb in 1948, which is now a local landmark.[7] The vettu cake of this restaurant is very popular across the state of Kerala[8] and among the Malayali diaspora in Middle East.[9] [10]
Keralapuram is located on Kollam Tirumangalam National Highway at a distance of 10.5 km away from Kollam city and 3 km away from Kundara. A sizeable portion of the town falls on Kottamkara Panchayath on the East side of the highway, and remaining portion on Perinad Panchayath on the west side. It is also the junction where Ayoor Road, Mampuzha Road and Edavattom Road meets NH 744.
Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (TKMCE), one of the premiere engineering institutes in Kerala, is located 4.3 kilometres from here at Karicode.[11]
Keralapuram has numerous places of worship, some of them are listed.
Keralapuram had several major cashew factories during the cashew boom of Kollam. Some of them are still in operation.[4]
Some of the prominent persons hailing from the area include