Kaloor | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 An aerial view of Kaloor | |
  Kaloor Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°59′38″N 76°17′31″E / 9.994°N 76.292°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 682017[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KL-07 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ernakulam |
| Civic agency | Kochi Municipal Corporation |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | http://kaloor.info |
Kaloor is a downtown region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is two kilometres (1.2 mi) 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. The nearest major intersections are Palarivattom 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 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).[2] The suburb leads directly to the temple town suburb of Elamakkara and is the birthplace of Malayalam poet Vylopillil Sreedhara Menon.
Mathrubhumi and Deshabhimani, two of Kerala's biggest media houses also have their head office around the vicinity of Kaloor.[3][4]
The Kochi International Airport is 25 km (16 mi) from Kaloor. Kochi International Seaport and Cochin shipyard are around 14 km (8.7 mi) from Kaloor.
- ^ "Pincode of Kaloor, Ernakulam District, in KERALA State | Pincode.cc". Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to IGNOU Cochin Regional Centre". rccochin.ignou.ac.in. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi Milestones". media.mathrubhumi.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Deshabhimani". Deshabhimani. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.