Kilikollur Explained

Killikolloor
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:Zone & Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Kollam#Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kollam, India
Coordinates:8.9174°N 76.6331°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kollam
Subdivision Type3:Municipal Corporation
Subdivision Name3:Kollam
Government Type:Councillor
Leader Party:CPI(M)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:V. Rajendrababu
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Vijaya Francis
Leader Title2:Corporation Commissioner
Leader Title3:District collector
Leader Name3:T. Mithra, IAS
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.24
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:691 004
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0474
Registration Plate:KL-02

Kilikolloor, also known as Kilikollur, is a neighbourhood in Kollam district 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 Kilikollur 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation . 16 December 2014 . 20 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220101846/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 . dead .
  2. http://www.cashewindia.org/php/searchResults.php
  3. http://www.pincodedata.com/KERALA/Kollam/K/Kilikollur
  4. http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kilikollur-klq/7327
  5. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Six-new-stops-for-Punalur-Guruvayur-train/articleshow/28223596.cms
  6. http://www.tkmce.ac.in/html/contactUs.html
  7. http://www.quilon.com/Html/administraion.htm
  8. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/18996/12/12_chapter%202.pdf
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182244/http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16-Kollam-Draft-Report.pdf . 2014-07-14 . Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
  10. https://archive.today/20140903133118/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/26/stories/2004112603510500.htm
  11. http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/kilikolloor/id/6901