Kalanjoor
Kalanjoor is a village located in Pathanamthitta district state of Kerala, India. The place is 22 km away from district headquarters. As a part of Konni Assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. Kalanjoor is also a panchayath where share the border of Kollam and Pathanamthitta district as the part of Parakode Block Panchayat.
Kalanjoor | |
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Village | |
Thrikkalanjoor Sree Mahadeva Temple | |
Kalanjoor Location in Kerala, India Kalanjoor Kalanjoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°7′0″N 76°51′0″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kalanjoor Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.96 km2 (12.73 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,075 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689694 |
| Telephone code | 04734 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-83 (Konni) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Konni |
The place has a mixed population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The famous Hindu temple Thrikkalanjoor Sree Mahadeva Temple situated in Kalanjoor Town close to Punalur Muvattupuzha Main Eastern Highway (SH 08). This is one of the biggest Shiva Temple in Pathanamthitta district and the first Sabarimala edathavalam on the way of Sabarimala from the Southern part of Pathanamthitta district. So that this place is also known as the "Southern Gateway of Sabarimala". One of the famous Christian Orthodox church St. George Valyapalli also situated in the same village and one of the India's largest aqueducts is also passing through Kalanjoor as part of Kallada Irrigation Project (KIP). Many of the inhabitants of this village are settlers there due to the introduction of rubber plantations. A number of people from Kalanjoor are employed in abroad, mainly in the Middle East.
College of Applied Science, Kalanjoor is affiliated to the University of Kerala and is established in 2014 with regular courses of Bachelor of Commerce with Computer Applications and Bachelor of Business Administration.