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District
  
Kollam district

Region
  
South India

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area code
  
0474

State
  
Kerala

Country
  
Republic of India

Area
  
11.24 km²

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Municipal Corporation
  
Kollam Municipal Corporation

Slaughterhouses waste dump in kilikollur river


Kilikollur (Malayalam: കിളികൊല്ലുര്‍), also known as Kilikolloor or Karicode, is a neighbourhood in Kollam in Kerala, India. It is a center of the cashew industry in the area, and is also a hub of automobile production.

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National Highway 744 passes through Kilikollur. It is served by Kilikollur railway station, a stop for trains to and from Kollam, Paravur, Punalur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari, Ernakulam, and Guruvayur.

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering is located in Kilikollur. A zonal office of Kollam Municipal Corporation is also located in the neighbourhood.

Kilikollur railway station top 5 facts


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 sq.km. Kollam has been a commercial center in India since at least 851 AD. When Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation in the year 2000, it was merged with Killikollur.

Location

  • Kollam Junction railway station - 5.5 km
  • Andamukkam City Bus Stand - 6 km
  • Kollam KSRTC Bus Station - 6.5 km
  • Kollam Port - 8 km
  • Chinnakada - 5.5 km
  • Thangassery - 8.2 km
  • References

    Kilikollur Wikipedia