Mithrapuram is a small village in

Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruval ...

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, and is 4 kilometers away from

Adoor Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Etymology Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...

Etymology

The name "Mithrapuram" means "land of friends" in the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

language. Previously, the name was the home address of "Mylathadathil" family in Mithrapuram. Later this place was popularised as "Mithrapuram".

Location

Mithrapuram is a beautiful place near by

. The

MC Road The Main Central Road, better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Greater Cochin, Kochi city in Ernakulam district, Ernakulam Dist ...

State Highway 1 (Kerala) The Main Central Road, better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Kochi city in Ernakulam District, in the state of Kerala, India. It is designated as ...

passes through this place. lFor public peoples only can access K.S.R.T.C buses because private buses have limited kilometers to pass through the

Economy

Most of the people in this area engage in

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agriculture.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is

Chengannur railway station Chengannur railway station is an 'NSG 3 category' station located at Chengannur in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the busiest stations in the –––Ernakulam route, primarily due to the Sabarimala pilgrims. The station is managed b ...

from Mithrapuram and the nearest airport is

Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...

from Mithrapuram.

Distances to major places

Sabarimala The Sabarimala Temple (; ml, ശബരിമല ക്ഷേത്രം) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest ...

- * Valiyakoickal Temple - *

Pandalam Pandalam is a municipal town in Pathanamthitta district Kerala, India. Pandalam is considered a holy town due to its connection with Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala. Rightly recognised to be the ''educational and cultural capital of Central Travan ...

- * Parumala Palli - *

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

- *

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

Major attractions

* Bishop's house(Amalagiri estate).

Charitable institution

* Kasturba gandhi bhavan DE-ADDICTION centre.

Industries

* Indus motors and workshop.

Schools

* Udayagiri S.N. Public school (CBSE) * The Travancore International School(CBSE) ;College *Mar Chrysostom College of Arts & Science

Notable people

The famous author Mithrapuram K. Alexander also from the Mylathadathil family and the writer Mrs. Rajamma John from Ponnumvila Puthen Veedu (Kunnel) family.

References

External links

news

Official website of Travancore schoolOfficial website of Indus motors

Mithrapuram.K.Alexander

* ttp://www.abebooks.com/Alexander-Mithrapuram-K/author/3347190 Alexander Mithrapuram
Chrysostom College of Arts & Science
{{Pathanamthitta district Villages in Pathanamthitta district