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]
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  Karikode Location in Kerala, India  Karikode Karikode (Kerala) | |
| 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 |
Importance
editKaricode is one among the cashew processing hubs of Kollam.[4] It was a part of Kilikollur panchayath before. Kilikollur has the largest number of cashew processing factories in India. When Kollam Municipality was upgraded as city corporation in the year 2000, Karicode also merged with Kollam along with Kilikollur.[5][6] The congested stretch of National Highway 744 passing through Karicode makes the place a traffic black-spot in Kollam city. So many accidents happened in Karicode area because of the congested, under developed NH stretch.[7]
Kilikollur railway station is situated in Karicode. It is the first railway station from Kollam in the railway line from Kollam to Tenkasi.
Transport
editKaricode is situated on National Highway 744 connecting the city of Kollam with Tamil Nadu. Nearest railway station is Kilikollur railway station, situated at Karicode. This gives connectivity to Kollam Junction railway station situated at a distance of 6 km from here that connects to all the major cities of India.
Educational Institutions in Karicode
editThe following Educational Institutions are located in and around Karicode.
- T K M College of Engineering [8]
- T.K.M. College of Arts and Science [9]
- Sivaram NSS Higher Secondary School [10]
- T.K.M Higher Secondary School [11]
- MEA English Medium Higher Secondary School [12]
- Amrita Vidyalayam [13]
- Chathinamkulam MSM Higher Secondary School [14]
- Karicode Gvt Lower Primary School [15]
- TKM Centenary Public School [16]
- T.K.M. Kindergarten
References
edit- ^ "Councils - Kollam City Corporation". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "TKMCE". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "TKM Arts & Science College". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "CEPCI - Kollam". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rapid Baseline Assessment - Kollam City
- ^ [2] Residents' associations hail UDF panel decision - The Hindu
- ^ "Six engineering students killed in road accident - The Hindu". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "T K M College of Engineering". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "T K M College of Arts and Science". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Amrita Vidyalayam". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF LP SCHOOLS IN KOLLAM DISTRICT". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "T K M Centenary Public School". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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