Eloor is a suburb of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and a

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Ernakulam District Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...

in the Indian state of

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, India. It is an industrial area situated around north of the city centre. It is an island of 14.21 km² formed between two distributaries of river

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and is the largest industrial belt in Kerala. The neighbouring places of Eloor are

Kalamassery Kalamassery () is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It houses companies like Apollo Tyres and HMT; IT/Electronics Parks like KINFRA Hi Tech Park, Startup Village, and Electronics City. Kalamassery ...

industrial hub,

Aluva Aluva (; also known by its former name Alwaye) is a town in the Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around from the city center on the banks of Periyar River. A major transpor ...

Cheranalloor Cheranallur or Cheranellore or Cheranelloor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India and lies on the banks of the Periyar River. According to tradition, the area was named by its earlier inhabitants who found this place very fert ...

and Paravur.

History

Eloor Moopans were the traditional landlords in this area. Many revolts have occurred in Kottakkunnu, Eloor regarding land reformation. Kerala's first private hospital, St. Josephs Hospital opened in Eloor in the year 1886. Manjummel Sree Krishna Swamy temple is an ancient temple

Economy

There are various companies of different kinds along the industrial belt including

Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, abbreviated as FACT, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. It is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It wa ...

(FACT),

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, Hindustan Insecticides Limited and many others manufacturing a range of products like

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products,

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s, rubber-processing chemicals, fertilizers,

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compounds and leather products. FACT Cochin Division

Demographics

India

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, Eloor had a population of 30,092. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Eloor has an average literacy rate of 84%, somewhat higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 81%.

Education

Educational institutions in the area include .S.H.J.U.P.School Eloor North * FACT Public School, Eloor. * St. Ann's Higher Secondary School Eloor *

MES Udyogmandal School Udyogamandal School is a school for ages Kindergarten to Grade 12 located in Udyogamandal, Eloor, Kochi, India. It was established in 1965 by the management of Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), the largest public sector firm i ...

* Guardian Angels Public School, Manjummel * MES Eastern UP School * Govt. L.P. School, Eloor South, * Govt. U.P School, Kuttikattukara * Kasthurba English Medium School, Manjummel * Crescent Kinter Garden, Eloor North * Pathalam Govt. Higher Secondary School * Central Institute Of Plastic Engineering And Technolog
www.cipet.gov.in/centres/cipet-kochi/contact-us.php

Hospitals

* ESI Hospital, Pathalam * St. Joseph's Hospital, Manjummel * Primary Health Center Eloor Depot * Shankar Pharmacy

Religious

* Eloor east muhyadheen juma masjid thekkepuram (puthalam masjid) * Pattupurakkal Devi Temple * Balasubramanya Temple, Eloor Depot * Sree Subramanya Temple, Sree Kumara Vilasam Sabha, SN Nagar, Manjummel * SNDP Branch, 1071, SN Nagar, Manjummel. * SN Samoohya Seva Sangam, SN Nagar, Manjummel * Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Manjummel * Naranath Sree Krishna Swami Temple * Kuttakav Bhagavathy Temple *

Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Manjummel Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, popularly known as Manjummel Palli, is a parish church coming under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly. It is situated along the Eloor - Muttar Road, about 8 km from Kalamassery at Manjumme ...

* Elanjickal Bhagavathy Kshetram * Elanjickal Mahadeva Kshetram * Elanjickal Nagaraja Kshetram * FACT Central Juma Masjid, Fact Jn. * Eloor Juma Masjid * Najathul Islam Masjid, Eloor North * Vayalvaramkavu Bhagavathy Temple Eloor Methanam * St. Antony's Church, Eloor Ferry road * St. Joseph's Church, Eloor Ferry * Christ the king Church, Eloor Depot * St Thomas Church, Kuttikkatukara * St. Jude's Church, Pathalam * St. Ann's Church, Eloor * Noorul Huda Masjid Eloor Deopot * Sree Bhuvaneshwari Temple, Manjummel, Eloor * Sree Krishna Vilasam N.S.S Karayogam, Manjummel * ELOOR KIZHAKKUMBHAGAM DEVI KSHETHRAM (MARANGATTU) * SNDP ELOOR EAST 1304.

Notable people

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, Film director *

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Sports

FACT Stadium is the cradle of Cochin football lovers. Many other athletes also contributed by this village.

References

{{Suburbs of Kochi Cities and towns in Ernakulam district Suburbs of Kochi