Ayathil is a neighbourhood in Vadakkevila zone of

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

city,

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, India. It is the 36th ward in

Kollam Municipal Corporation Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9000#Contents of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, ...

. It is one of the cashew processing hubs in Kollam city. Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited has a factory there.

Kollam Bypass Kollam Bypass is a part of National Highway 66 (India), NH 66 that bypasses Central business district, CBD of Kollam city in Kerala, India. The busy 13.141 km long bypass starts at Mevaram in the south to Kavanad in the north, via Ayathil, ...

passes through Ayathil.

Importance

Ayathil is a healthcare hub of Kollam city. Ayathil junction connects

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with Kollam-

Kulathupuzha Kulathupuzha is a town in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the important pilgrim spots linked with the legend of Sabarimala. It is the birthplace of the Malayalam music composer Raveendran. Kulathupuzha is t ...

road and Ayathil-Pallimukku road. There are four multi-speciality hospitals situated in Ayathil-

Mevaram Mevaram, is a neighbourhood and a junction in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. The Kollam Bypass, which forms part of National Highway-66, begins from Mevaram junction. Mevaram is located at the borders of Kollam Municipal Cor ...

stretch of National Highway 66 in Kollam city. Sree Narayana Institute of Technology a college in Kollam city that runs

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courses. Younus College of Engineering & Technology is another professional college situated close to Ayathil. Ayathil is one of the major power suppliers of Kollam city. LDF ruled

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have upgraded 66 kV

Electrical substation A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between the generating station an ...

in Ayathil to 110 kV for boosting the power supply in Kollam. Now it is one among the 116

s in

with 110 kV power. The

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has laid the foundation stone for Rs.30 crore Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) project to supply power to Kollam city. Kollam is the fourth city in

(after

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and

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

) to receive a Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) project for uninterrupted power supply in the city. Underground cables from

Kavanad Kavanad is a suburban area of Kollam Municipal Corporation in Kerala. It is a major market town located at the northern suburb of Kollam City in India. It is coming under Sakthikulangara zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation. It is just 3 k ...

and Ayathil substations feed the Kollam GIS.

Major institutions near Ayathil

* Travancore Medical College Hospital, Kollam * N.S Co-operative Multispeciality Hospital * N.S Ayurveda Hospital *

Meditrina Hospital Meditrina Hospital is a hospital in the city of Kollam, India. It is the first tertiary care hospital in the city, located at Ayathil, and was inaugurated 13 December 2014. Meditrina Group of Hospitals is headquartered at Kollam, mainly aiming ...

* Ashtamudi Hospital * Popular Maruti * Popular Hyundai * AMW * Daiwik Fiat * Mohandas TATA

Government Offices, Central and State

Post Office. Pin. 691021 (type Branch Office)

References

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