Mylapra is a 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 Thiruvalla ...

in the

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. It comes under the Mylapra

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. It is on the way to the famous

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pilgrim center of Sabarimala. The Main Eastern Highway (

Punalur Punalur is a Municipality in Kollam district of Kerala State in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River an ...

– Pathanamthitta–

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...

Road/SH-08) passes through Mylapra.

Etymology

The word ''mylapra'' is derived from two Malayalam words ''myle'' (a

peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

) and ''appuram'' (the other side). It is believed that a hunter used a sword to kill a peacock but the peacock escaped narrowly and fell on one side and the sword hit the other. This was the birth of the names of two places, viz Mylapra and Vettipuram. "Myle (peacock) appuram (that side), Vett (cut) ipuram (this side). The side where the peacock fell is named Mylapra; the side where the sword fell is Vettipuram."

Demographics

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, Mylapra had a population of 10241 with 4836 males and 5405 females.

Religious places

Temples

*Mylapra Devi Temple *Devi temple, Kumbazha North *NSS Karayogam, Mylapra *SNDP Kumbazha North Temple

Churches

* St. George Orthodox Church, Mylapra *

Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as ''S H Church'' is located in the village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta, on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala. It is home to one of the first S ...

*Salem Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Mylapra *Jerusalem Marthoma Church, Valliyanthy *Palamoodu Mar Kuriakose Orthodox Church, Kumbazha North *Salem Brethren Assembly, Mylapra. *St. Thomas Orthodox Chapel Mannapuzha. *St. Mary's Catholic Church Marygiri, Kattadi. *St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church, Valliyanthy. *Indian Pentecostal Church Valliyanthy. *St. Marks CSI Church, Mylapra. *Orthodox Chappal, Valliyanthy.

Ashram

Bethany Ashram Bethany Ashram , Perunadu , Ranni is the first Ashram of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church . It was established by P.T.Geevarghese, later Archbishop Ivanios and Alexios, later Alexios Thevodosios. The Ashram follows the religious order cal ...

, Mylapra * Mar Kuriakose Orthodox Dayara, Kumbazha North

Education

Schools

* Mount Bethany English Higher Secondary School, Mylapra *Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Mylapra (Kerala Board) *N.M.L.P School, Mylapra (Kerala Board) *Government L.P School, Mylapra (Kerala Board) *M.S.C.L.P. School, Valliyanthy. *SNV UP School, Kumpazhavadakku

Teacher Training Institute

* Sacred Heart Teachers Training College, Mylapra

Industrial Training Institute

* Mar Philoxenos ITI, Mylapra

Function hall

* St. George Auditorium, Mylapra * Sam's Auditorium * Jerusalem Marthoma Auditorium, Valliyanthy

Banking

* State Bank of Travancore *

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* Mylapra Service Co Operative Bank * Kumbazha North Service Co Operative Bank * Federal Bank

Shopping Area

* Amrutha Farmers Super Market

Industries

* Myfood Roller Flour Factory

References

Villages in Pathanamthitta district {{Pathanamthitta-geo-stub