Kilikollur
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Kilikollur കിളികൊല്ലുര് |
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| Zone & Neighbourhood | |
Kilikollur railway station entrance
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| Nickname(s): കരിക്കോട് | |
 Kilikollur
 Kilikollur
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| Coordinates: 8°55′2.76″N 76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°ECoordinates: 8°55′2.76″N 76°37′59.08″E / 8.9174333°N 76.6330778°E | |
| 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 |
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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