Police Station Name : Kidangoor Police Station

Postal Address : Kidangoor P.O., 686572

Border Police Stations : Ettumanoor, Ayarkunnam, Pala, Marangattupally, Kuravilangadu

Jurisdiction Details : Kidangoor Panchayat ( All wards )

                                 Kadaplamattom Panchayat ( Wards - V, VI, VII, VIII )

                                 Mutholy Panchayat ( Wards - I, III, XII, XIII )

Filing Court: JFMC-1, Ettumanoor

About the Police Station

Kidangoor Police Station ensures law and order in its jurisdiction, which primarily includes issues related to middle-class, agricultural, and rural populations. Around 52,000 people reside within its limits.

Key Features:

Places of Worship:

Subramanya Temple (famous and considered an Idathavalam for over 500 Sabarimala pilgrims daily during the season attracts 1,50,000 devotees during the festival).

Christian pilgrimage centers:

St. Mary&rsquos Church, Kidangoor

St. Joseph&rsquos Church, West Koodalloor

St. Mary&rsquos Church, East Koodalloor

Roads: State Highway 32 passes through its jurisdiction, connecting Kattachira and Mutholy.

Institutions:

1 engineering college, 2 nursing colleges, 1 regular college

2 technical schools, 5 government schools

Indian Rubber Factory, Cherppunkal

Banks:

4 nationalized banks, 3 scheduled banks, 4 cooperative banks, and 3 private banks.

Challenges:

Heavy traffic congestion at Kidangoor Central Junction and Cherppunkal Junction.

Managing over 1,000 criminal cases registered annually.

Special Units:

Janamaithri wing

Child-friendly Police Station

Student Police Cadet (SPC) instructors team

The station operates with 36 police officers under the leadership of an Inspector SHO.

History of Kidangoor Police Station

Inception: Opened on 17th June 1979 as per Government Order (GO Rt No. 1236/1979 dated 16th June 1979).

Located in Kidangoor Village, Survey No. 160/3-A, Kidangoor Panchayat Ward-1, Building No. 1/549.

Relocation: Shifted to a new building on 12th December 1987 (Building No. 54(A) in Ward No. III of Kidangoor Panchayat) as per GO (Rt) No. 4769/1987 Home dated 10th December 1987.

Current location: Kidangoor Village, Meenachil Taluk, Survey Nos. 170/21, 170/22, 170/23