Kaloor

Kaloor
കലൂര്‍
neighbourhood

Kaloor Junction
Kaloor

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°59′38″N 76°17′31″E / 9.994°N 76.292°E / 9.994; 76.292Coordinates: 9°59′38″N 76°17′31″E / 9.994°N 76.292°E / 9.994; 76.292
Country  India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Government
  Body kochi municipal corporation
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 682017[1]
Vehicle registration KL-07
Lok Sabha constituency Ernakulam
Civic agency kochi municipal corporation
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)
Website http://kaloor.info

Kaloor is a downtown region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Kaloor Junction is also the name of a major intersection in this region of the city, intersecting the two major arteries of downtown Kochi namely, the Banerji Road and the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road . The nearest major intersections are Palarivattom to the east and Lissie Junction to the west.

Kaloor is especially notable for being home for the largest stadium in the state, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Kaloor is also home for the Regional Centre of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).[2] It is the birthplace of noted Malayalam poet Vylopillil Sreedhara Menon. It is well connected to all suburbs in Kochi and outlying areas and has it own bus terminus. The nearest railway station for Kaloor is Ernakulam North Station. Gourmet Bazaar, which is located approximately 1 km away from Kaloor junction (towards Pottakuzhy) is one of the best grocery super markets in the city of Kochi. Kochi International Airport is situated 35 km from Kaloor.

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Suburbs of Kaloor

On LFC Road (Perandoor Road)

On Edappally Road

On High Court Road

On Kadavanthra Road

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