Velloor Explained

Velloor
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.8292°N 76.455°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kottayam[1]
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Vaikom
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam,
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686609
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04829
Registration Plate:KL-36
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kochi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kottayam
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Vaikom
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Moderate (Köppen)

Velloor (also known as Mevelloor) is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.

Location

Regular bus services are available to the towns Vaikom, Piravom, Ernakulam and Kottayam. Velloor - Thonnalloor Cherukara Bridge has been inaugurated by Sri Oommen Chandy in 2014 and been connecting Velloor and Thonnalloor. Piravam Road railway station is situated in Velloor. Nearest towns are Piravom and Vaikom. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport and which is just 1 h 42 min (53.3 km) away from Velloor.

Economy

The growth in Velloor achieved in the industrial sector during the past few years is considerable. Significant growth has occurred in the agriculture-based industrial sector, especially rubber-based industries, food products, engineering and other service sector industries.

Industries

There are four large and medium scale industries functioning in the panchayath. The only central public sector undertaking in the panchayat is the Hindustan Newsprint Limited, which is engaged in the production of newsprint.[2] The main private sector company in the area is Cochin Cements Limited manufacturers of ACC Cements. These two companies provide employment to a large no of locals.[2]

Demographics

Velloor is located in Kottayam District of Kerala.[2]

Geography

The village lies on the banks of the Muvattupuzha River and is about from Vaikom. Piravom Valiyapally (10 km), Vaikom Mahadeva Temple (14 km), and Kanjiramattom Mosque (10 km) are important shrines in the region. Keevelloor Sree Vamanaswamy temple is the famous temple located at this village. This is one among very few temples which is dedicated to loard Vamana an incarnation of Lord vishnu. The temple is huge and is currently under the management of travancore dewaswam board as per the order of the Hon. High court of Kerala as a result of litigation between managers . Hindustan Newsprint Limited is a major landmark here. Piravam Road railway station is the nearest railhead.

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Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.82909&lon=76.4550859&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 Wikimapia
  2. News: Ker prepared to takeover loss making Hindustan Newsprint Ltd. Business Standard. PTI. 20 June 2018. 11 September 2019.