Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Sex ratio 1095 ♂/♀ Population 1.351 million (2015) | State Kerala Nearest city Kollam Area 181 km² | |
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Vehicle registration KL-02(Kollam),
KL-23(Karunagappalli),
KL-24(Kottarakkara),
KL-25(Punalur),
KL-61(Kunnathur),
KL 15(KSRTC) Government body Kollam Municipal Corporation Lok sabha constituencies Kollam district, Mavelikkara | ||
Kochuveli bikaner express passing through ollal railway gate in paravur kollam metropolitan area
Kollam Metropolitan Area or Kollam Urban Agglomeration is the 14th largest Urban Agglomeration in South India and 7th largest in Kerala.
The metropolitan area, constituted on the basis of 2011 census data, consists of Kollam Municipal Corporation (Quilon), 2 municipalities, 22 Panchayaths and parts of 2 Panchayaths. The two municipalities are Paravur and Karunagappalli. The 21 Panchayaths are Adichanalloor, Adinad, Ayanivelikulangara, Chavara, Elampalloor, Kallelibhagom, Kottamkara, Kulasekharapuram, Mayyanad, Meenad, Nedumpana, Oachira, Panayam, Panmana, Perinad, Poothakkulam, Thazhuthala, Thodiyoor, Thrikkaruva, Thrikkovilvattom, and Vadakkumthala. Outgrowth of Neendakara, Eravipuram and Thrikkadavoor panchayaths are also included in the Kollam Metropolitan Area.