Valavoor, the business center of Karoor Panchayath, is located at the south-western tip of India near Palai in Kottayam district, Kerala. Valavoor is between Pala and Uzhavoor. Both towns are 6 km away. It is just 30 km away from the administrative capital Kottayam District. The newly started Indian Institute of Information Technology is situated here. The town is 170 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.