Karikode
Neighbourhood
Karicode
TKM college in Karikode
TKM college in Karikode
Karikode is located in Kollam
Karikode
Karikode
Location in Kerala, India
Karikode is located in Kerala
Karikode
Karikode
Karikode (Kerala)
Coordinates: 8°54′57.3480″N 76°37′57.7220″E / 8.915930000°N 76.632700556°E / 8.915930000; 76.632700556
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictKollam district
Municipal CorporationKollam
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691005
Telephone code0474
Vehicle registrationKL-02
WebsiteKollam Municipal Corporation

Karicode or Karikodu is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in India. It is about 5 km away from Kollam city centre. Karicode is the 23rd ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation council.[1] The place is very famous because of the educational institutions by TKM Group(Thangal Kunju Musaliar Group). Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering in Kollam is the first self-financing engineering college in Kerala state. The college, established in 1958, is to be considered as the pioneers in engineering education in Kerala.[2] TKM Arts & Science college is also situated at Karicode.[3]

Importance

Karicode is one among the cashew processing hubs of Kollam.[4] It was a part of Kilikollur panchayath before. Kilikollur has the largest number of cashew processing factories in India. When Kollam Municipality was upgraded as city corporation in the year 2000, Karicode also merged with Kollam along with Kilikollur.[5][6] The congested stretch of National Highway 744 passing through Karicode makes the place a traffic black-spot in Kollam city. So many accidents happened in Karicode area because of the congested, under developed NH stretch.[7]

Kilikollur railway station is situated in Karicode. It is the first railway station from Kollam in the railway line from Kollam to Tenkasi.

Transport

Karicode is situated on National Highway 744 connecting the city of Kollam with Tamil Nadu. Nearest railway station is Kilikollur railway station, situated at Karicode. This gives connectivity to Kollam Junction railway station situated at a distance of 6 km from here that connects to all the major cities of India.

Educational Institutions in Karicode

The following Educational Institutions are located in and around Karicode.


References

  1. ^ "Councils - Kollam City Corporation". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "TKMCE". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ "TKM Arts & Science College". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "CEPCI - Kollam". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
  6. ^ [2] Residents' associations hail UDF panel decision - The Hindu
  7. ^ "Six engineering students killed in road accident - The Hindu". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. ^ "T K M College of Engineering". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ "T K M College of Arts and Science". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  11. ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  12. ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Amrita Vidyalayam". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  14. ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  15. ^ "LIST OF LP SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  16. ^ "T K M Centenary Public School". Retrieved 26 March 2018.


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