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Uzhavoor | |
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town | |
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| Coordinates: 9°47′14″N 76°36′36″E / 9.787314°N 76.610016°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Uzhavoor Grama Panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,338 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686634 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-67 |
| Nearest city | Pala |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Kottayam |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Kaduthuruthy |
| Literacy | 95% |
| Climate | June - September (Rainy) October - January (Winter) February - May (Summer) |
Uzhavoor is an expanding town in Kottayam district, Kerala in India. It is just 32 km away from the administrative capital Kottayam District. Most of its residents are either wealthy farmers or businessmen. Many of the houses belong to NRIs. The tenth President of India, K. R. Narayanan, was born and brought up in this village.[1] The newly expanded road which connects the city of Pala and other destinations such as Sabarimala to the city of Muvattupuzha passes through Uzhavoor.[1] The town is 177 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
- ^ a b http://www.uzhavoor.com/ Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine About Uzhavoor, p.1