Ayoor is a Town in Edamulakkal Panchayath of Punalur Taluk,
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
, Kerala state, India. Ayoor is located on the
M C Road
The Main Central Road, better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Kochi city in Ernakulam District, in the state of Kerala, India. It is designated ...
or state highway One.
Jadayu Nature Park, Chadayamangalam is only 3.5 km away from ayoor. 32 km east of
Kollam City and 55 km north of
Thiruvananthapuram City. But the travelling time from Trivandrum and kollam cities are almost same. Ayoor is 17 km south of
Kottarakara
Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of the Kerala, India. The town is close to Kollam Port, which has a rich history linked to the early medieval ...
, 19km from
Punalur
Punalur is a Municipality in Kollam district of Kerala State in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River a ...
and
Anchal
Anchal is one of the fastest developing town located in the centre of Kollam district in Kerala, India.
Etymology
There are a number of different legends about the origin of the name Anchal. One legend is that there used to be an "Anchalappi ...
is 8 km away.
Chadayamangalam
Chadayamangalam is a village located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. It is located along the Ithikkara river and the MC road that passes across the major urban locations of Kerala. It acts as centre for Chadayamangalam block pancha ...
and
Kadakkal
Kadakkal is a historic town located in the eastern part of Kollam district, Kerala.
History
Kadakkal was where one of the notable movements of the Indian independence movement, the Kadakkal Riot Case, led by Franco Raghavan Pillai, took place ...
lies south of Ayoor, 7 kilometer from
Roaduvila
Roaduvila (also spelled "Roadvila") is a place located in Cheriyavelinallur, Karingannoor area of Velinalloor Panchayat village in the Kottarakara tehsil, Taluk, Kollam District of Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of the Ithikkara ...
The place is a commercial center with rubber, paddy, cashew and pepper being the main trading items. The nearest airport is
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...
, 62 km south of Ayoor.
Kollam Junction Railway Station is 31 km and Trivandrum central Railway station 54 km away from Ayoor.
References
External links
About AyoorA source page that collected data about ayoor
postalcode source
{{Kollam district
Cities and towns in Kollam district