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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mayyanad
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = File:Mayyanad railway station board.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Railway Station
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8|50|20|N|76|38|48|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 36962
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 691303
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-474-255****
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-02
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kollam|Kollam City]] (10 km)
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website = {{URL|www.mayyanad.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
''' Mayyanad ''' is a village in [[Kollam district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |author=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=10 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2008 }}</ref>

Mayyanad is in the southwestern suburbs of Kollam district, [[Kollam|Kollam city]] about {{convert|10|km}} south of the city centre and {{convert|6|km}} north of [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur Town]]. Mayyanad can be reached by frequent buses from Kollam city and [[Kottiyam|Kottiyam town]] and by local train from Kollam and [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The bridge connecting Mayyand and Paravur was completed in 2012, making travel to Kollam city easier.

==Location==
Mayyanad is situated on the banks of the [[Paravur Kayal|Paravur Lake]] and has an [[Arabian Sea]] coastline noted for its fishing.
[[Mayyanad railway station]] is one among the major railway stations in [[Kollam district]].

==Landmarks==
Several temples, churches and mosques are in Mayyanad including the [[Religion in Kollam District#Other Temples|Umayanalloor Sri Balasubramanya Swami Temple]]. Tourists are attracted to the location by the meeting of a lagoon with the sea while the long sandy scenic beaches are ideal for swimming.
[[File:Bilimbifruits.jpg|thumb|Bilimbi Fruits at Mayyanad]]
==Celebrities==
It is the birthplace of several prominent social reformers, such as [[C. Kesavan]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Different Types of History |editor-first=Bharati |editor-last=Ray |chapter=Subjects of New Lives |first=Udaya |last=Kumar |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2009 |isbn=9788131718186 |page=322 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9x5FX2RROZgC&pg=PA322}}</ref> and C. V. Kunjiraman. This land also set stage for the childhood and later times of Raman Rajan,Surya Lekshmi,Bharath Rajan. The first Panchayat President was Prof. K. Ravindran who went on to become the founder principal of Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College in Mahe and Tagore Arts College in Pondicherry.

==Kerala Kaumudi==
The Malayalam daily newspaper ''Kerala Kaumudi'' was founded in Mayyanad in 1911.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Other websites==
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{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Settlements in Kerala]]
[[Category:Villages in India]]