Telephone code 0484 Area 14.21 km² Local time Thursday 7:28 PM | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration KL-41 Population 30,092 (2001) Area code 0484 | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Eloor is a suburb of Kochi and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. It is an industrial area north of Cochin. It is an island of 14.21 km² formed between two distributaries of river Periyar and is the largest industrial belt in Kerala.The Neighbouring Places of Eloor are Kalamassery industrial hub, Aluva, Cheranalloor and Paravur.
Contents
- Map of Eloor Ernakulam Kerala 683501
- History
- Economy
- Demographics
- Education
- Hospitals
- Religious
- Roads
- Notable People
- Sports
- References
Map of Eloor, Ernakulam, Kerala 683501
History
Eloor Moopans the traditional landlords in this area. Kottakunnu the highland has seen revolts. In 1886 Keralas first private hospital formed here St. Josephs Hospital.The historic and oldest temple here is Manjummel Sree Krishna Swami temple and the whole manjummel belonged to temple and the deity here Sree Krishna Swamy is being called as Deshanathan.
Economy
There are more than 200 industries of different kinds e.g., Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT), Indian Rare Earths Limited, Hindustan Insecticides Limited and many others manufacturing a range of products like chemical-petrochemical products, , rare earth elements, rubber processing chemicals, fertilizers, zinc/chromium compounds and leather products. Eloor is one of the best place to live near the Kochi city.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Eloor had a population of 30,092. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Eloor has an average literacy rate of 84%, somewhat higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 81%.
Education
Educational institutions in the area include
Hospitals
Religious
Roads
Notable People
Sports
FACT Stadium is the cradle of Cochin football lovers. Many other athletes also contributed by this village.