Melila | |
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village | |
  Melila Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Melila Melila (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:9°0′30″N76°51′0″E / 9.00833°N 76.85000°E /9.00833; 76.85000 | |
| 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 inKollam district in the state ofKerala, India[1] situated along theVettikkavala -Elampal road. The nearest NH,National Highway 744 (India) is atKunnicode. The nearest Railway station isAuvaneeswaram railway station. The region—which is surrounded by dense rubber plantations—has been used as a location for a number of Malayalam movies, includingMutharamkunnu P.O. andKottaram Veettile Apputtan. There are also many well-knownTelevision artistes from the region such as TV anchor and news reader MelilaSreekandan Nair ofAsianet (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 its Bhadrakali Mudiyettu (മുടിയേറ്റ്).
Melila village is situated towards the Eastern boundary of kottarakara taluk, The village is located in Kottarakara taluk about 7 km away from the taluk headquarters. It comes under the Pathanapuram Legislative Assembly and Mavelikkara Parliamentary constituency.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Melila had apopulation of 22,529 with 10,770 males and 11,759 females.[1]
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