Velloor

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Field	Value
name	Velloor
settlement_type	Village
pushpin_map	India Kerala#India
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Kottayam
parts_type	Talukas
parts	Vaikom
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam,
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	686609
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	04829
registration_plate	KL-36
blank1_name_sec1	Nearest city
blank1_info_sec1	Kochi
blank2_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Kottayam
blank3_name_sec1	Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank3_info_sec1	Vaikom
blank1_name_sec2	Climate
blank1_info_sec2	Moderate (Köppen)
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Velloor (also known as Mevelloor) is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.

Location

Regular bus services are available to the towns Vaikom, Piravom, Ernakulam and Kottayam. Velloor - Thonnalloor Cherukara Bridge has been inaugurated by Sri Oommen Chandy in 2014 and been connecting Velloor and Thonnalloor. Piravam Road railway station is situated in Velloor. Nearest towns are Piravom and Vaikom. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport and which is just 1 h 42 min (53.3 km) away from Velloor.

Economy

The growth in Velloor achieved in the industrial sector during the past few years is considerable. Significant growth has occurred in the agriculture-based industrial sector, especially rubber-based industries, food products, engineering and other service sector industries.

Industries

There are four large and medium scale industries functioning in the panchayath. The only central public sector undertaking in the panchayat is the Hindustan Newsprint Limited, which is engaged in the production of newsprint. The main private sector company in the area is Cochin Cements Limited manufacturers of ACC Cements. These two companies provide employment to a large no of locals.

Demographics

Velloor is located in Kottayam District of Kerala.

Geography

The village lies on the banks of the Muvattupuzha River and is about 12 km from Vaikom. Piravom Valiyapally (10 km), Vaikom Mahadeva Temple (14 km), and Kanjiramattom Mosque (10 km) are important shrines in the region. Keevelloor Sree Vamanaswamy temple is the famous temple located at this village. This is one among very few temples which is dedicated to loard Vamana an incarnation of Lord vishnu. The temple is huge and is currently under the management of travancore dewaswam board as per the order of the Hon. High court of Kerala as a result of litigation between managers . Hindustan Newsprint Limited is a major landmark here. Piravam Road railway station is the nearest railhead.

Educational institutions

Bhavans Newsprint Vidyalaya
K M H S Mevellor
Govt: UPS Velloor
Rev.Fr.GMVHSS
CMSLPS Irumpayam

References

[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.82909&lon=76.4550859&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 Wikimapia]
(20 June 2018). "Ker prepared to takeover loss making Hindustan Newsprint Ltd". [[Business Standard]].

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