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About Mylom Village

Mylom is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,164, made up of 10,480 males and 11,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mylom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mylom village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kollam
Tehsil Kottarakkara
Pincode 691560
Area (hectares) 1730 hectares
Population 22,164
Male Population 10,480
Female Population 11,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mylom compares

By the 2011 count Mylom is the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1730 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Mylom

Mylom is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mylom 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mylom from other places

Mylom lies about 27 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kuri, about 3.7 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 Mylom
Nearest town Kottārakara 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Kuri 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kottarakkara 27 km
District headquarters Kollam 27 km

Villages closest to Mylom

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.

Common questions about Mylom

As per the Census of India 2011, Mylom village had a population of 22,164. That makes it the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Mylom village has 10,480 males and 11,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mylom has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Mylom is 691560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mylom covers 1730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mylom falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Mylom is Kuri, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mylom is about 27 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mylom is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Kottārakara is about 3.1 km away. Kuri is about 3.7 km away. Kottarakkara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottarakkara (2.6 km), Kalayapuram (3.3 km) and Kulakkada (4.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mylom today is likely to be higher.

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