Kaloor is a downtown region in the city of Kochi, in the

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, India. It is from the Ernakulam North Railway Station. Kaloor Junction is also the name of a major intersection in this part of the city, intersecting the two major arteries of downtown Kochi, namely

Banerji Road Banerji Road is one of the major arteries of downtown Kochi, in the Kerala, state of Kerala, India. It lies east-west between the ''High-Court Junction'' (Marine Drive, Kochi, Marine Drive) in the west, and Ernakulam North in the east. It pas ...

and the

Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road a major arterial road of Kochi City, also known as KK Road is one of the three north-south arteries in the city of Kochi. Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road starts from Kadavanthra Junction and ends at Kaloor, the two major junctions ...

. The nearest major intersections are Palarivattom to the east and Lissie Junction to the west. Kaloor is especially notable for being home to the largest stadium in the state, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The stadium plays host to

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and football tournaments and was one of the venues of the U-17 FIFA World Cup which was held in October 2017. Kaloor is also home to the Regional Centre of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The suburb leads directly to the temple town suburb of Elamakkara and is the birthplace of noted

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poet Vylopillil Sreedhara Menon. It is well connected to all suburbs in Kochi and outlying areas and has its own bus terminus. The nearest railway station is Ernakulam North Station. The Ernakulam South Junction Railway Station and the state run KSRTC bus stand are also at reachable distance. The

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has a station located at Kaloor Junction, making it easily accessible from both Aluva and

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sides of the city.

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and

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, two of Kerala's biggest media houses also have their head office around the vicinity of Kaloor. The famous shrine of St. Antony is also situated in Kaloor. It holds its weekly

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s every Tuesdays, for which devotees of all faiths come from far and wide. The Kaloor market is also among the biggest in Kochi and is famous for the fresh produce and variety of meat and vegetables that are stocked by its merchants. In recent years, Kaloor has become a favorite hangout joint of youngsters, with the opening of numerous boutique cafes, hip ice cream parlors and specialty restaurants. The

Kochi International Airport Cochin International Airport is an International airport serving the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of the city centre, Cochin International Airport is first of its kind which is develo ...

is from Kaloor. Kochi International Seaport and

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are around from Kaloor.

Educational Institutions near by

* Indira Gandhi National Open University - Regional Centre *Greets Public School * Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Kochi *ACS Higher Secondary English Medium School, ACS School Road, Kaloor * Model Technical Higher Secondary School, Kaloor * SMEClabs Industrial Automation Instrumentation Training Institution, Research and Development Division of SMEC Automation Pvt Ltd.

Location

Suburbs of Kaloor

On Perandoor Road * Pottakkuzhi and Elamakkara * Pavakkulam Temple, Da'wa Masjid and Little Flower Church * South Indian Bank and Nehan Tourism On Edappally Road * Deshabimani Jn, Palarivattom, Mamangalam, Edappally and Lulu Mall * Kalamassery, Aluva, Nedumbassery (Cochin Airport) and Angamaly On High Court Road * North Railway Station, Kacherippadi, MG Road, Albert's College and High Court * Marine Drive, Menaka and Boat Jetty * Law College, Cochin Corporation Office, General Hospital and Maharajas College On Kadavanthra Road * Kathrukadavu, Vinayaka and Kadavanthra * KP Vallon Road and Panampally Nagar * South Railway Station and Vyttila

Gallery

File:Kaloor.jpg, Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor File:Kaloor Bus Station.JPG, Kaloor Bus Station File:JNU-Stadium-kaloor-cochin.jpg, Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor File:SRM Road by Augustus Binu.jpg, SRM Road

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Kochi Neighbourhoods in Kochi