Kalavoor

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

Kalavoor
Village
Kalavoor Beach
Coordinates: 9°33′0″N 76°19′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Elevation
4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,808
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
688522
Telephone code0478
Nearest cityAlappuzha
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Kalavoor Junction on a busy day.
Fishermen in Kalavoor

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 has 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 :

Demographics

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

References
  1. Our, Correspondent (18 November 2017). "Manorama Online". Manorama Online.
  2. "AIR Alappuzha". Google Maps.
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