Kallumthazham or Kallumthaazham is a neighbourhood 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 in
Kerala
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,
India
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. It is the 19th ward of
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, ...
.
Importance
Kallumthazham comes under
Kilikollur
Kilikolloor, also known as Kilikollur, is a neighbourhood in Kollam district 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 Killikolloor. It i ...
zone of
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, ...
where the most cashew processing factories are located in
India
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. It is the meeting point of two major national highways, with
NH-66 Bypass, Kollam and
NH-744, passing through the city. It is considered one of the major transport hubs in
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. The
Valiya Koonambaikulam temple is very close to Kallumthazham.
See also
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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 ...
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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, ...
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National Highway 66 (India)
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane 1640 km (1020 miles) long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coas ...
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National Highway 744 (India)
National Highway 744 or NH 744 (earlier NH 208) is a National Highway in Southern India that links Kollam ( Quilon) in Kerala with Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Starting from NH 66 at Chinnakkada in Kollam, it joins Tirumangalam in Madurai at Nati ...
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Kilikollur
Kilikolloor, also known as Kilikollur, is a neighbourhood in Kollam district 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 Killikolloor. It i ...
References
Neighbourhoods in Kollam
Cashew processing hubs in Kollam
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