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Kilikollur

Kilikollur
കിളികൊല്ലുര്‍
Zone & Neighbourhood
Kilikollur railway station entrance
Kilikollur railway station entrance
Nickname(s): കരിക്കോട്
Kilikollur is located in Kollam
Kilikollur
Kilikollur
Kilikollur is located in Kerala
Kilikollur
Kilikollur
Location in Kollam, India
Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N 76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°E / 8.9174333; 76.6330778Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N 76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°E / 8.9174333; 76.6330778
Municipal Corporation Kollam Municipal Corporation
District Kollam district
State Kerala
Region South India
Country Republic of India
Government
 • Type Councillor
 • Mayor V. Rajendrababu (CPI(M))
 • Deputy Mayor Vijaya Francis
 • District collector T. Mithra, IAS
Area
 • Total 11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 691 004
Telephone code 0474
Vehicle registration KL-02
Website www.kollam.nic.in

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.

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 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.


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