Melila

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°ECoordinates: 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] It is situated along Vettikkavala - Elampal road. Melila temple is a well-known Hindu worship center in the region.^{[citation needed]} Melila has dense rubber plantations around it. The nearest NH, National Highway 744 (India) is at Kunnicode. The nearest train station is Auvaneeswaram railway station.

Melila has been used as a location for a number of Malayalam movies, including Mutharamkunnu P.O. and Kottaram Veettile Apputtan.

Demographics[edit]

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

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