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.
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]