Keralapuram

Keralapuram is a famous suburban town in Quilon District of Kerala, India. There are three Keralapuram's in three different districts of Kerala.[1] There is also a village named Keralapuram in Diglipur Tehsil of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Keralapuram
Town
Coordinates: 8°56′27″N 76°39′26″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictQuilon
Government
 • BodyKottamkara Panchayath
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691014, 691504, 691577
Telephone code0474
Vehicle registrationKL-02
Nearest cityKollam (10 km), Kundara (4 km), Kottiyam (20 km), Trivandrum (65km)
Lok Sabha constituencyKollam

History

This township is located on National Highway 744 (India). The nearest town is Kundara. The famous Ezhuthanikada hotel started by Meeran Saheb dating back to 1948 is the landmark of the place.[2] The vettu cake, porotta mutton combo of this hotel is famous and is very popular.[3] The cakes are even parcelled and taken to Middle East by pravasis (Malayali expats) [4][5]

Location

Located on Kollam Chenkottah Road at a distance of 10.5 km away from Kollam city and 3 km away from Kundara. A sizeable portion of the village falls on Kottamkara Panchayath and remaining on Perinad Panchayath. The place is a junction on NH 744 were Ayoor Road, Mampuzha Road and Edavattom Road meets.

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (TKMCE), one of the premiere engineering institutes in Kerala, is located 4.3 kilometres from here.[6]

Transportation

Keralapuram is connected with various important towns in Kollam district.

Education
  • Peniel Public School
  • St. Vincent's ICSE School[7]
  • Keralapuram Government High School

Hospitals
  • ESIC Hospital
  • Devans Hospital
  • SSR Hospital

Banks / Financial Institutions
  • State Bank of India, Keralapuram Branch [8]
  • Indian Bank, Keralapuram Branch [9]
  • KSFE Keralapuram
  • Kottamkara Service Sahakarana Bank

Major Industries

Keralapuram had several major cashew factories. Some of which are existing even now[10]

Prominent Persons

Some of the prominent persons hailing from the area include
1. Mr S Kalam. He was a prominent play director and actor. Two of his dramas became movies later on[11]

See also

References
  1. https://travel.manoramaonline.com/travel/hourglass/2019/11/19/kerala-nomenclature-fun-facts-name.html
  2. "Try special mutton and cake combo at Ezhuthani Hotel in Kollam". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "The Kollam food circuit can be a fine mix of old and new". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (18 April 2019). "Vettu cake from Keralapuram in Kollam is a 'cut' above the rest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. Daily, Keralakaumudi. "ദിവസവും അയ്യായിരം വെട്ടുകേക്കുകൾ എവിടെ പോകുന്നു ? ഗൾഫ്നാടുകളിലും അമേരിക്കയിലും വരെ പ്രശസ്തമായ എഴുത്താണി കേക്ക്". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Keralapuram,+Kollam,kerela,+Keralapuram,+Kerala/TKM+College+of+Engineering,+Kollam+-+Thirumangalam+Rd,+Karicode,+Peroor,+Kerala+691005/@8.9277711,76.627302,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b05e2a6b05d7345:0xd0336941ecbc13d8!2m2!1d76.6577837!2d8.941243!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b05fd3036020df5:0xc3c1007e5232dc27!2m2!1d76.6319521!2d8.9142251
  7. http://stvincentskeralapuram.com/
  8. "State Bank Of India Keralapuram Kollam Branch IFSC/MICR Code Details". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. "Indian Bank Keralapuram Kollam Branch IFSC/MICR Code Details". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GSvoAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166&dq=%22Keralapuram%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi11Jyvtq7pAhWxzjgGHQCzAPgQ6AEIQTAD#v=onepage&q=%22Keralapuram%22%20-wikipedia&f=false
  11. https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/keralapuram-kalam-passes-away-56695.html

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  1. Large Industrial Establishments in India By India. Labour Bureau
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