Umayanalloor Explained

Umayanalloor
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:9.0927°N 76.8612°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kollam
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Post Office
Postal Code:Umayanalloor
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest cities and towns
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kollam, Kottiyam
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kollam
Blank4 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank4 Info Sec1:93.63%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Assembly constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Eravipuram
Postal2 Code:691589
Postal2 Code Type:PIN

Umayanaloor is a village near Mayyanad in the Kollam District, Kerala, located near the western coast of the southern tip of India.

Overview

Umayanalloor is a village in the Mayyanad panchayat, and is situated in the South Kerala Division. It acts as a junction on the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram road (part of NH-47). Kottiyam and other places are connected to Umayanalloor. Malayalam is the native language of Umayanalloor.

The pin code of Naduvilakara, Umayanalloor, and Mayyanad is 691589.

Education

The closest LP School is in Vazhappalli. There are also unaided LP schools in Umayanaloor, namely Rose Dale, AKMHS, BED college, Cherupushpam LPS, PVUPS, and the EEGA study center.

Economy

Agriculture

Paddy rice farming and milk production are the main farming sectors in the village. The production of cashew nuts is also common.

Industry

Umayanalloor boasts several cashew nut processing plants, as well as an industrial estate consisting mainly of snack factories. The village also has ice cream factories and old wooden furniture shops.

Banking

Branches of larger banks, such as the Umayanallor Service Co-operation Bank, the Federal Bank, and Muthoot Finance can be found in Umayanalloor.

Politics

Umayanalloor is part of the Eravipuram assembly constituency in Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency), with M. Noushad being the current MLA of Eravipuram. N. K. Premachandran is the current Member of Parliament from Kollam.[2]

Religion

There are many and diverse centers of worship in Umayanalloor. These include the Balasubramanya Swami Temple, Durgapuri Sree Madankovil Temple, Valiyaveettil Nujumudeen Masjid, Salafi Masjid Mosque, Umayanalloor Mosque, and Amalothbhava Matha Church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook – Kollam . Census of India. 5 March 2016. 138. PDF.
  2. Web site: Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies. dead. Kerala. Election Commission of India. 20 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. 4 March 2009.