Uliyakovilis a neighbourhood of
Kollam city that shares its borders with
lake Ashtamudi. Previously there were two different municipal councils for this huge area (Uliyakovil West and Uliyakovil East), but they merged and formed a single council in 2005. Some of the major city roads pass through this area. Uliyakovil has a lot of area which looks into the backwaters of Ashtamudi Kayal. The Uliyakovil area once a rural village is soon transforming into an urban area with real estate costs skyrocketing. And with close proximity to hospitals, schools in Kollam city and other main institutions it is back on the map. There was a proposal from
Kollam Municipal Corporation and ex-
MLA from
Kollam constituency,
P. K. Gurudasan for the preparation of a detailed project report for the construction of a bypass road connecting the
Kollam-
Theni National Highway-208 from
Kollam city to
Kundara via Nair's Hospital junction, Uliyakovil, Mangad and Thannikkamukku, but the project still has not materialised. A publication firm Harisri publication is working here from 2003 ==Public/private institutions near Uliyakovil==