Velloor (also known as Mevelloor) is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.

The growth in Velloor achieved in the industrial sector during the past few years is considerable. Significant growth has occurred in the agriculture-based industrial sector, especially rubber-based industries, food products, engineering and other service sector industries. There are four large and medium scale industries functioning in the panchayath. The only central public sector undertaking in the panchayat is the Hindustan Newsprint Limited, which is engaged in the production of newsprint. The main private sector company in the area is Cochin Cements Limited manufacturers of ACC Cements. These two companies provide employment to a large no of locals.

The village lies on the banks of the Muvattupuzha River and is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Vaikom. Piravom Valiyapally (10 km), Vaikom Mahadeva Temple (14 km), and Kanjiramattom Mosque (10 km) are important shrines in the region. Keevelloor Sree Vamanaswamy temple is the famous temple located at this village. This is one among very few temples which is dedicated to loard Vamana an incarnation of Lord vishnu. The temple is huge and is currently under the management of travancore dewaswam board as per the order of the Hon. High court of Kerala as a result of litigation between managers . Hindustan Newsprint Limited is a major landmark here.

Source - Wikipedia [Apr 2021]