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Districts > Kollam   District Head Quarters :   Kollam Area : 2,491 Km  Population : 25,84,118  Literacy : 91.49 %  The Malayalam Era is calculated from the founding of Kollam in the 9th century. The town's later history is interwoven with the Portuguese, Dutch etc. Kollam was a revenue division of Travancore. In 1949, when the Travancore -Kochi State formed it becomes Kollam district.  Cherthala, Ambalapuzha, Karthkappally, Chengannore and Thiruvalla taluks parted on August 17,1957 when the Alapuzha district formed. In 1 st November 1982, when the Pathanamthitta district formed, Pathanamthitta Taluk and few villages of Kunnathur taluk also parted from Kollam district.  KOLLAM TALUK [Taluk headquarters: Kollam]  Athichanellore, Cheerakkara, Eravipuram, Kalluvathukkal, Kilikolloor, Kizhakkkekallad, Kollam East, Kollam West, Kottamkara, Kottappuram, Mangad, Manrothuruth, Mayyanad, Meenadu, Mulavana, Mundakkal, Nedumpana, Pallimon, Panayam, Parippally, Perinadu, Poothakulam, Pravur, Sakthikulangara,Thazhuthala, Thrikkadavoor, Thrikkaruva, Thrikovilvattom, Vadekkevila,  KOTTARAKKARA TALUK [Taluk Headquarter: Kottarakkara]  Chadayamangalam, Chakkuvarakkal, Chithara, Elamadu, Ezhukone, Ittiva, Kadakkal, Kalayapuram, Kareepra, Kottarakkara, Kottukkal, Kulakada, Kummil, Mangodu, Melila, Mylam, Neduvathoor, Nilamel, Odanavattom, Pavithraswaram, Pooyapally, Puthoor, Ummannore, Valakom, Velinallore, Vettikavala, Vliam,  PATHANAPURAM TALUK [Taluk Headquarter: Punalur]  Alayamon, Anchal, Arackal, Arayankavu, Ayranallore, Channapeetah, Edamon, Edamulakkal, Eroor, Karavaloor, Kulathupuzha, Maloor, Pathanapuram, Pattazhi, Pidavoor, Piravanthoor, Punalur, Punnala, Thalavoor, Thenmala, Thinkalkarikkom, Vadakode, Vilakkudi,  KARUNAGAPALLY TALUK [Taluk Headquarter:Karunagappally]  Adhinadu, Alappad, Ayanivelikulangara, Chavara, Clappana, Kallebhagam, Karunagappally, Kulasckharapuram, Needakara, Ochira, Paavumba, Pammana, Thazhava, Thekkumbhagam, Thevalakkara, Thodiyoor, Vadakkumthala,  KUNNATHUR TALUK [Taluk Headquarter: Kunnathur]  Kunnathur, Mynagappally,Padinjara Kallada, Poruvazhi, Sasthamcotta, Shuranadu north, Shuranadu south Industry:  Registered Factories: 1,787 (Total Employees: 1,41,510)  Registered S S I Units: 18,514 (Total Employees: 1,47,554)  Geographical Nature:  Sahya Mountains at the eastern frontier and Arabian Sea at the west.  Sea Shore: 37 Km  Rivers: Kallada, Ithikkara  Forest Land: 81,438 hectre  Backwater: Azhtamudi, Paravur, Edava, Nadayara  Mineral water lake: Sasthamkotta

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