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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628409
- Pincode
- 691508
- Post office
- Kunnicode
- Population
- 22,203
- Households
- 5,965
- Literacy rate
- 86.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1149 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,400
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 55 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 448 km
- Nearest railway station
- Auvaneeswaram · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kalpaka Homeo Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Melila compares
By population, Melila ranks #11 of 26 villages in Kottarakkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.8%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Melila
- 86.8%
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 85.5%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,149
+8 vs mandal average
- Melila
- 1,149
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 1,141
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Melila
- 3.7
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Melila at a glance
Melila is a village of 22,203 people in 5,965 households (Census 2011) in Kottarakkara taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 26 villages in Kottarakkara taluk. Literacy is 87%, 1 points above the taluk average of 86% and the sex ratio is 1,149 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Kollam district centre, 1 km from Vilakkudy, the nearest town, 3 km from Auvaneeswaram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 691508, served by Kunnicode post office; the LGD village code is 628409. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 26,177 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Melila →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melila · this village | 22,203 | 87% | — |
| Vilakkudy · Pathanapuram | 32,995 | 85% | 0.7 km N |
| Vilakkudi · Thiruthuraipoondi | 3,968 | 75% | 2.6 km NE |
| Chakkuvarakkal · Kottarakkara | 16,086 | 85% | 3 km S |
| Vettikkavala · Kottarakkara | 20,118 | 87% | 3.1 km SW |
| Thalavoor · Pathanapuram | 24,385 | 86% | 3.6 km NW |
| Pidavoor · Pathanapuram | 9,843 | 88% | 6.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Melila
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Melila, Kottarakkara
- Total area (ha)
- 1,858
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100.03
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Melila
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Key facts — Melila
- LGD code
- 628409
- Pincode
- 691508
- Post office
- Kunnicode
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22,203
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26,177
- Households
- 5,965
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1149
- Literacy rate
- 86.8%
- Coordinates
- 9.01079°N, 76.85185°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kottarakkara
- Nearest post office
- Melila Post Office (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Melila
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram55 kmcapital
- Bengaluru448 km
- Chennai587 km
- Hyderabad948 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAuvaneeswaram3 km
- Bus stopPachila Valavu1 km
- Hospital / PHCKalpaka Homeo Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India1 km
- Petrol pumppinaruvila Essar fuel bank7 km
- CollegeAgriculture University6 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post Valakom6 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Melila
6 Temples, 1 Church, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Melila Sree Derma sastha rtempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪St George Orthodox ChurchChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Kadumangalam Mahadevar templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Avaneswaram Sree Mahadevar templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mahadevar TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Karim Kali AyyamTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🕌Jama Masjid, KunnikodeMosque2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Kidangayil TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Melila
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Avaneeswaram HSSSchool1.4 km ↗
- 🏫Virgin Mary SchoolSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫Vettikavala groundSchool2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Higher secondary blockHigh school3.0 km ↗
- 📚P G Balakrishna Memmorial LibraryLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 🎓Devi Vilasam Vocational Higher Secondary School ThalavoorHigh school3.6 km ↗
- 📚Vignjana Poshini LibraryLibrary4.0 km ↗
- 📚APJ Abdul Kalaam Library and Reading RoomLibrary4.0 km ↗
- 📚Gandhi Memorial LibraryLibrary4.5 km ↗
- 📚Sanmarga Sandhayani GrandhashalaLibrary4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 691508
Villages near Melila
Other villages in Kottarakkara mandal
View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)