Melukavu

Melukavu Melukavumattom
—  village  —
Melukavu Location of Melukavu in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°47′0″N 76°45′30″E / 9.783333°N 76.75833°E / 9.783333; 76.75833Coordinates: 9°47′0″N 76°45′30″E / 9.783333°N 76.75833°E / 9.783333; 76.75833
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kottayam
Nearest city	Kochi
Parliamentary constituency	Kottayam
Assembly constituency	Palai
Population	9,352 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 686652 • Telephone • +0482 • Vehicle • KL-35
Website	lsgkerala.in/melukavupanchayat

Melukavu (Malayalam: മേലുകാവ്), is a village in the eastern part of Meenachil Taluk in Kottayam District of Kerala state, India.^[1]

The place is a major tourist attraction for nature lovers with beautiful hills,streams and the rubber plantations that forms a green blanket to the place.The famous tourist spot is Ilaveezha Poonchira. Melukavu is well connected by roads to nearby towns Erattupetta(12 km), Palai(16 km), Thodupuzha(18 km).The state highway SH-44 connecting Pampa(Sabarimala) to Neriyamangalam(Thodupuzha) passes through Melukavu.

Melukavu was the epi-centre of a light earthquake that struck Southern districts of Kerala,on 12 December 2000 at 06:53 AM local time resulting in some damage to properties in Kottayam and Idukki districts.

The plot of the famous Malayalam film Katha Parayumpol (Year-2007,Starring:Mammootty, Sreenivasan) was set in the backdrop of Melukavu village.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Melukavu had a population of 9352 with 4578 males and 4774 females.^[1]

Educational institutions

• Henry Baker College- Under MahatmaGandhi University
• M.D.C.M.S High School
• CMS Higher Secondary School
• St.Paul’s LPS Vakakkadu
• CMS LPS Ellumpuram
• St.Antony’s UPS Edamaruku
• St.Pius X UPS, Piusmount, Konippadu
• St.Thomas UPS Melukavumattom
• Melukavu Panchayat LPS, Konippadu

Hospitals

• Primary Health Center, Edamaruku
• St Mary's Homeopathic Clinic Melukavumattom
• Assumption hospital, Melukavumattom
• Govt. Ayurveda Hospital, Melukavumattom
• Dental Clinic, Melukavumattom
• Veterinary Hospital, Melukavumattom

Religious Institutions

• Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Kalluvettam
• St.Luke's CSI Church,Caleyland
• CSI Christ Church Cathedral,Melukavu
• St.Peter's CSI Church, Erumapra
• St.Thomas Church , Melukavumattom
• St.Pius X Church, Piusmount
• St.Antony's Church Edamaruku
• Ayyappa temple Kulathikandam
• St.Mathiyas CSI Church Ellumpuram

Other Government Offices

• Office OF The Asst Engineer,LSGD section PWD. Melukavu
• Police Station Melukavumattom

Banks

• State Bank of Travancore, Melukavumattom
• Meenachil East Urban Bank, Melukavumattom
• Melukavu Service Co-operative Bank, Melukavumattom [Branches: Edamaruku,Piousmount,Vakakkad]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 

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