Melila, Kollam

Melila
Melila
village
	Melila Location in Kerala, India Melila Melila (India)
	Coordinates: 9°0′30″N 76°51′0″E / 9.00833°N 76.85000°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	22,529
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Melila is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India^[1] situated along the Vettikkavala - Elampal road. The nearest NH, National Highway 744 (India) is at Kunnicode. The nearest Railway station is Auvaneeswaram railway station. The region—which is surrounded by dense rubber plantations—has been used as a location for a number of Malayalam movies, including Mutharamkunnu P.O. and Kottaram Veettile Apputtan. There are also many well-known Television artistes from the region such as TV anchor and news reader Melila Sreekandan Nair of Asianet (TV channel). Melila is the first Village in Kerala to complete 100% Aadhaar Enrollment.

The Famous Hindu Temple, Sree Dharma Shastha Temple is located in Melila which is also famous for it's Bhadrakali Mudiyettu (മുടിയേറ്റ്).

About Village

Melila village is situated towards the Eastern boundary of kottarakara taluk, The village is located in Kottarakara taluk about 7 kms away from the taluk headquarters. It comes under the Pathanapuram Legislative Assembly and Mavelikkara Parliamentary constituency.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Melila had a population of 22,529 with 10,770 males and 11,759 females.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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