Kalavoor

Kalavoor
Kalavoor
Village
	Kalavoor Beach
	Coordinates: 9°33′0″N 76°19′0″E / 9.55000°N 76.31667°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Elevation	4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,808
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	688522
Telephone code	0478
Nearest city	Alappuzha
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Alappuzha

Kalavoor is a village located in National Highway 66 at Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Location

Kalavoor is 8 km (5.0 mi) to the north of Alappuzha city and 45 km (28 mi) to the South of Cochin. National Highway 66, passes through Kalavoor.

Transportation

It is well-connected by road and rail transportation. The railway station situated roughly 1 km away from the center has passenger services. KSRTC buses including limited and superfast services have stoppages. There is an auto-taxi hub too.

Institutions

Central Coir Research Institute^[1]
All India Radio Relay Station^[2]

Industries

Kalavoor is home to several large scale and small scale industries that extend from Pharmaceuticals to Coir products. Some of the notable industries are :

Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Kalavoor has a population of 29,808 with 14,458 males and 15,350 females living in 7,385 households. Population of children with age range of 0–6 years, is 2717 which is 9.12% of the total population. The sex ratio of Kalavoor is 1062, lower than the state average of 1087. The child sex ratio is 959, which again is lower than the state average of 964.

Hinduism, Islamism and Christianity are the three major religions found.

Notable people

Ebin Raj Maliakal, documentary filmmaker
Ratheesh, Malayalam actor
Kalavoor Ravikumar, Malayalam screenwriter and movie director

External links

Indian Railways, public information website, erail.in.
Census of India 2011 website for demographics data.
"India Census, Kalavoor Census 2011". Retrieved 16 October 2015.

References

^ Our, Correspondent (18 November 2017). "Manorama Online". Manorama Online. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ :[[9.5620315,76.3450258],[9.465618,76.31891]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2 "AIR Alappuzha". Google Maps.

[1] Our, Correspondent (18 November 2017). "Manorama Online". Manorama Online. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[2] :[[9.5620315,76.3450258],[9.465618,76.31891]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2 "AIR Alappuzha". Google Maps.

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