Kochupilamoodu Kochupilammoodu
Neighbourhood
Kochupilamoodu
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Coordinates: 8°52′37″N 76°35′34″E / 8.876889°N 76.592832°E / 8.876889; 76.592832
Country	India
State	Kerala
City	Kollam
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
Area code	0474
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Civic agency	Kollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature	34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	22 °C (72 °F)
Website	http://www.kollam.nic.in

Kochupilamoodu or Kochupilammoodu is an important neighbourhood and cashew hub in Kollam city, Kerala, India. It is one of the prominent business centres in the city. Kochupilamoodu is very close to Downtown Kollam area and is about 1 km away from Chinnakada. It is on the way to Kollam Port from the city CBD of Kollam^[1]

Importance

Kochupilamoodu is one among the cashew hubs in Kollam city - Cashew Capital of the World. So many cashew companies are located at this place. This place is situated in between Mundakkal, Kollam Port, Kollam Beach and Chinnakada. This location is also giving importance to this place. Kollam Canal - Part of Shornur-Thiruvananthapuram canal system in Kerala, is passing through Kochupilamoodu.^[2] Kochupilamoodu bridge is connecting Chinnakada with Kollam Beach.^[3] City Corporation of Kollam has proposed a new bus stand at Kochupilamoodu during the budget of 2005.^[4]