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Killikolloor
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Killikolloor
Killikolloor (Kerala)
Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°E / 8.9174333; 76.6330778 Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°E / 8.9174333; 76.6330778
Country India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Municipal Corporation Kollam
Government
  TypeCouncillor
   Mayor V. Rajendrababu (CPI(M))
   Deputy Mayor Vijaya Francis
   District collector T. Mithra, IAS
Area
  Total11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691 004
Telephone code 0474
Vehicle registration KL-02
Website www.kollam.nic.in

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.

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National Highway 744 passes through Killikolloor. It is served by Kilikolloor 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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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kilikollur railway station</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinnakada Clock Tower</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andamukkam</span> Neighbourhood in Kollam, Kerala, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thoppilkadavu</span> Neighbourhood in Kollam, Kerala, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kochupilamoodu</span> Neighbourhood in Kollam, Kerala, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Kollam</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karicode</span> Neighbourhood in Kollam district, Kerala, India

Karicode or Karikodu is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in India. It is about 5 km away from Kollam city centre. Karicode is the 23rd ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation council. The place is very famous because of the educational institutions by TKM Group(Thangal Kunju Musaliar Group). Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering in Kollam is the first self-financing engineering college in Kerala state. The college, established in 1958, is to be considered as the pioneers in engineering education in Kerala. TKM Arts & Science college is also situated at Karicode.

References

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  2. Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Expoters Directory - The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India
  3. Pincode of Killikolloor, Kollam
  4. Trains from Kilikollur - Indiarailinfo
  5. Six new stops for Punalur - Guruvayur train : TOI
  6. Archived 27 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
  7. Welcome to the Land of Cashews - Kollam
  8. Methodology - Conceptual framework of the problem
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
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  11. Kilikollur, Kollam - Kerala Tourism