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Police administration in Kollam is divided into two districts: urban and rural. The City Police is headed by a City Police Commissioner, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer with the rank of SP; its headquarters is at Kollam. The rural police is headed by the Rural Superintendent of Police (SP), with its headquarters at Kottarakkara.
Kollam Metropolitan Area is the 4th largest Metropolis in Kerala and 14th largest urban agglomeration in South India.It is one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world covering an area of 364.51 km 2 (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.
Kollam is famous as a city with excellent export background. [101] 5 star, 4 star and 3 star hotels, multi-storied shopping malls, branded jewellery, textile showrooms and car showrooms have started operations in the city and suburbs. Kollam was the third city in Kerala (after Kozhikode and Kochi) to adopt the shopping mall culture. Kollam ...
View of Ashtamudi Lake and Kollam city. City of Kollam or Quilon is a Port city in South India and was the commercial capital of erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. [1] It is situated on the Laccadive Sea coast of South Kerala. The city is known as the "Gateway to the backwaters of Kerala". [2] The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala ...
With a total urban population of 1,187,158 [2] and 349,033 as city corporation's population, Kollam is the fourth most populous city in the state and 49th on the list of the most populous urban agglomerations in India. As of 2011 the city's urban growth rate of 154.59% was the second highest in the state. [3]
Kollam or Quilon is a thickly populated city in Kerala, India. It is home to a population of more than 3.5 Lakh (350,000) people. Kollam is a microcosm of Kerala and its residents belong to varied religious, ethnic and linguistic groups. A good number of Anglo-Indians, Gujaratis, Kutchi Memon & Tamilians are residing in Kollam city.
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
Kollam Taluk is one among the five taluks, or administrative areas, of Kollam district in Kerala State, India. [1] This taluk contains the city area of Kollam and the municipal area of Paravur . Compared with other taluks, Kollam taluk is fairly developed.