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Keralapuram is a suburban town in Kollam District of Kerala, India. It is located on National Highway 744 (India) at a distance of around 10 kilometers from Kollam City in the direction of Kottarakkara.[1]

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Keralapuram
Town
Coordinates: 8°56′27″N 76°39′26″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Type	Panchayath
• Body	Kottamkara Panchayath, Perinad Panchayath
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691014, 691504, 691577
Telephone code	0474
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Nearest city	Kollam (10 km), Kundara (3 km), Kottiyam (20 km), Trivandrum (65km)
State Assembly constituency	Kundara
Lok Sabha Constituency	Kollam

History

Keralapuram lies in between the historic trade hub Kundara, and Kollam, a major port city of the Travancore Kingdom.[2] The Kundara Proclamation by Velu Thampi Dalawa in the year 1809, which is considered to be one of the first event of freedom fight against the British Raj in Kerala, happened at a distance of 3 kilometers from the present day Keralapuram. First industries in Keralapuram are from the cashew industry boom of Kollam.[3]

Keralapuram has a Government High School established in the year 1946[4] and a Public Library established in the year 1948.[5] Another piece of history is the famous restaurant Ezhuthanikada Hotel, started by Meeran Saheb in 1948, which is now a local landmark.[6] The vettu cake of this restaurant is very popular across the state of Kerala[7] and among the Malayali diaspora in Middle East.[8][9]

Location

Keralapuram is located on Kollam Tirumangalam National Highway at a distance of 10.5 km away from Kollam city and 3 km away from Kundara. A sizeable portion of the town falls on Kottamkara Panchayath on the East side of the highway, and remaining portion on Perinad Panchayath on the west side. It is also the junction where Ayoor Road, Mampuzha Road and Edavattom Road meets NH 744.^{[citation needed]}

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (TKMCE), one of the premiere engineering institutes in Kerala, is located 4.3 kilometres from here.[10]

Transportation

Keralapuram is connected with various important towns in Kollam district.

• Kottiyam
• Kottarakkara
• Kundara
• Nearest Airport - Trivandrum International Airport Approx: 65 km. 1 hour 30 mins.

Education

• Keralapuram Government High School
• Peniel Public School
• St. Vincent's ICSE School[11]

Hospitals

• ESIC Hospital
• Devans Hospital
• SSR Hospital

Banks / Financial Institutions

• State Bank of India, Keralapuram Branch [12]
• Indian Bank, Keralapuram Branch [13]
• KSFE Keralapuram
• Kottamkara Service Sahakarana Bank

Places of Worship

Keralapuram has numerous places of worship, some of them are listed.

• Varattuchira Temple
• Keralapuram Juma Masjid
• Poojappura Temple
• Puthankulangara Temple
• St. Vincent's Convent and Church

Major Industries

Keralapuram had several major cashew factories, some of which are sill in operation.[14]

Prominent Persons

Some of the prominent persons hailing from the area include

• J. Mercykutty Amma, Former Minister for Fisheries, Harbour Engineering & Cashew Industries
• Kainakary Thankaraj, Prominent movie actor, play director and play actor.[15][16]
• S Kalam, Prominent play director and actor. Two of his dramas became movies.[17]

See also

• Keralapura, Karnataka state.
• Keralapuram in Diglipur Tehsil of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

References

• Large Industrial Establishments in India By India. Labour Bureau

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