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 Thiruvalla ...
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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 ...
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south India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...
, 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 ...
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Etymology
The name "Mithrapuram" means "land of friends" in the
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
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
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 ...
. The
MC Road
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 ...
State Highway 1 (Kerala) 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
MC Road
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 ...
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Economy
Most of the people in this area engage in
Rubber tree
''Hevea brasiliensis'', the Pará rubber tree, ''sharinga'' tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now ...
agriculture.
Transportation
The nearest railway station is
Chengannur railway station 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
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Sabarimala -
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Valiyakoickal Temple -
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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 Trava ...
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Parumala Palli -
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
See also
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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 Trava ...
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Kurampala
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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 ...
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), Go ...
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College of Engineering Adoor
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Pathanamthitta
References
External links
newsOfficial 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
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Villages in Pathanamthitta district