Kaloor is a city in the
city of Kochi, in the
state of Kerala, 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 and the
Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road
Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road is an arterial road of Kochi City. Also known as KK Road, it is one of the three north-south arteries in the city of Kochi. Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road starts at the Kadavanthra Junction and ends at Kaloor; Kadavanthra Junct ...
. The nearest major intersections are
Palarivattom
Palarivattom is a ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is known for a four-directional intersection at its highway signal point on the Kochi Bypass. The district is a commercial area, which gained importance as a connecting point between the city's dif ...
to the east and Lissie Junction to the west.
Kaloor is home to the largest stadium in the state,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The stadium plays host to
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
and
football
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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
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
poet
Vylopillil Sreedhara Menon.
Mathrubhumi
''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. ...
and
Deshabhimani, two of Kerala's biggest media houses also have their head office around the vicinity of Kaloor.
The
Kochi International Airport is from Kaloor. Kochi International Seaport and
Cochin shipyard
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. Cochin Shipyard is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the States and union territories of India, state of Kerala, ...
are around from Kaloor.
Schools
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Model Technical Higher Secondary School, Kaloor
The Model Technical Higher Secondary School (MTHSS) is the pioneer in a group of Model Technical Higher Secondary Schools located in Kerala, India. These schools were established to provide education in the technological and hi-tech sectors.
T ...
Location
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