Karikode | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Karicode | |
Coordinates: 8°54′57.3480″N 76°37′57.7220″E / 8.915930000°N 76.632700556°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kollam district |
Municipal Corporation | Kollam |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 691005 |
Telephone code | 0474 |
Vehicle registration | KL-02 |
Website | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
Karicode or Karikodu is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in India. It is about 5 km away from Kollam city centre. Karicode is the 23rd ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation council.[1] The place is very famous because of the educational institutions by TKM Group(Thangal Kunju Musaliar Group). Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering in Kollam is the first self-financing engineering college in Kerala state. The college, established in 1958, is to be considered as the pioneers in engineering education in Kerala.[2] TKM Arts & Science college is also situated at Karicode.[3]