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Umayanaloor is a village near Mayyanad in the Kollam District, Kerala, located near the western coast of the southern tip of India.
Umayanalloor | |
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Village | |
  Umayanalloor | |
| Coordinates: 9°05′34″N 76°51′40″E / 9.0927°N 76.8612°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Post Office | Umayanalloor |
| PIN | 691589 |
| Nearest cities and towns | Kollam , Kottiyam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Assembly constituency | Eravipuram |
| Literacy | 93.63% |
Overview edit
Umayanalloor is a village in the Mayyanad panchayat[clarification needed], and is situated in the South Kerala Division. It acts as a junction on the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram road (part of NH-47). Kottiyam and other places are connected to Umayanalloor. Malayalam is the native language of Umayanalloor.
The pin code of Naduvilakara, Umayanalloor, and Mayyanad is 691589.
Education edit
The closest LP School is in Vazhappalli. There are also unaided LP schools in Umayanaloor, namely Rose Dale, AKMHS, BED college, Cherupushpam LPS, PVUPS, and the EEGA study center.
Economy edit
Agriculture edit
Paddy rice farming and milk production are the main farming sectors in the village. The production of cashew nuts is also common.
Industry edit
Umayanalloor boasts several cashew nut processing plants, as well as an industrial estate consisting mainly of snack factories.[citation needed] The village also has ice cream factories and old wooden furniture shops.
Banking edit
Branches of larger banks, such as the Umayanallor Service Co-operation Bank, the Federal Bank, and Muthoot Finance can be found in Umayanalloor.
Politics edit
Umayanalloor is part of the Eravipuram assembly constituency in Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency), with M. Noushad being the current MLA of Eravipuram. N. K. Premachandran is the current Member of Parliament from Kollam.[2]
Religion edit
There are many and diverse centers of worship in Umayanalloor. These include the Balasubramanya Swami Temple, Durgapuri Sree Madankovil Temple, Valiyaveettil Nujumudeen Masjid, Salafi Masjid Mosque, Umayanalloor Mosque, and Amalothbhava Matha Church.
References edit
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Kollam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
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