Eloor

Eloor is a suburb of Kochi and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. It is an industrial area situated around north of the city centre. It is an island of 14.21 km2 formed between two distributaries of river Periyar and is the largest industrial belt in Kerala. The neighbouring places of Eloor are Kalamassery industrial hub, Aluva, Cheranalloor and Paravur.

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Settlement.name: Eloor
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ernakulam
Settlement.governing_body: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14.21
Settlement.population_total: 31,468
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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Area: 14.21
Elevation: 0
Image: Najathul islam musjid eloor north.jpg
Dialing code: 0484

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Commons category: Eloor
postal code: 683501

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Hospitals
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Notable people
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==History== Eloor Moopans were the traditional landlords in this area. Many revolts have occurred in Kottakkunnu, Eloor regarding land reformation. Kerala's first private hospital, St. Josephs Hospital opened in Eloor in the year 1886. Manjummel Sree Krishna Swamy temple is an ancient temple