Uliyakovil or Uliyakkovil is a thickly populated neighbourhood of the city of

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. It is the 11th ward in

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. Uliyakovil is one of the major contributors to the city's seafood exports. There is a publication house also.

Description

Uliyakovil is a neighbourhood of

city that shares its borders with

lake Ashtamudi Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal, Malayalam, ml: "അഷ്ടമുടിക്കായൽ" ''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala is a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) wa ...

. Previously there were two different municipal councils for this huge area (Uliyakovil West and Uliyakovil East), but they merged and formed a single council in 2005. Some of the major city roads pass through this area. Uliyakovil has a lot of area which looks into the backwaters of Ashtamudi Kayal. The Uliyakovil area once a rural village is soon transforming into an urban area with real estate costs skyrocketing. And with close proximity to hospitals, schools in Kollam city and other main institutions it is back on the map. There was a proposal from

and ex- MLA from

constituency,

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for the preparation of a detailed project report for the construction of a bypass road connecting the

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National Highway-208 from

city to

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via Nair's Hospital junction, Uliyakovil, Mangad and Thannikkamukku, but the project still has not materialised. A publication firm Harisri publication is working here from 2003

Public/private institutions near Uliyakovil

* City Central School™ * Mangalasseri Cars * Dr. Nair's Hospital * Kings Marine Products * ESIC Model & Super Speciality Hospital * St. Mary's English Medium Public School
Apparel Training and Design Centre
* R.P.Bankers * T.I.M.E Kids Preschool * Harisri Publications

References

Neighbourhoods in Kollam {{Kollam-geo-stub