About Melila Village

Melila is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,203, made up of 10,330 males and 11,873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1858 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melila village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691508
Area (hectares)	1858 hectares
Population	22,203
Male Population	10,330
Female Population	11,873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melila compares

By the 2011 count Melila is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1858 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Melila

Melila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melila from other places

Melila lies about 30 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kuri, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Melila
Nearest railway station	Kuri	3.6 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	30 km
District headquarters	Kollam	30 km

Villages closest to Melila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kottarakkara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Melila

As per the Census of India 2011, Melila village had a population of 22,203. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Melila village has 10,330 males and 11,873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melila has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Melila is 691508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melila covers 1858 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melila falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Melila is Kuri, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Melila.

Melila is about 30 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melila is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Kuri is about 3.6 km away. Kottārakara is about 6.2 km away. Kottarakkara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.