Mylakkadu

Mylakkadu
Village
Mylakkadu Junction
Coordinates: 8.8635°N 76.690°E / 8.8635; 76.690
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Adichanalloor
• Ward Member	N Ajayakumar (LDF)(Mylakkadu)
• Ward Member	Ramla Basheer (UDF) (Ithikkara)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691571
Telephone code	0474
Vehicle registration	KL-2
Nearest city	Kollam, Paravur, Kottiyam, Chathannoor
Literacy	95%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chathannoor
Civic agency	Adichanalloor

Mylakkadu is a small suburban village and junction in the Kollam district of the Kerala state in India. It is near the town Kottiyam. There are a number of industries and temples in the village, with several festivals held at the locale as well.

Location

Ithikkara and Ithikkara River are nearby, as is NH 47.Mylakkadu is also connected to Kannanalloor and Kundara through Mylakkadu - Kannanalloor road.

Economy

Mylakkadu is well known on its clay and bricks industries. Travancore potteries and Regal are the oldest factories in Mylakkadu. These factories are started on the colonial period. Kottiyam, Paravur and Chathannoor are the nearest towns.

Reaching Mylakkadu

• Kollam - Kollam Junction railway station - Pallimukku - Kottiyam - Mylakkadu (12 km)
• Trivandrum International Airport - Kazhakoottam - Attingal - Chathannoor - Mylakkadu (55 km)
• Kottiyam - Mylakkadu (1 km)
• Paravur - Chathannoor - Mylakkadu (8.5 km)
• There is a very tough slope on NH 47 58 km from Trivandrum and 13 km from Kollam. The Bridges & Highways authority have studied & reported this area as a "Dangerous Zone." Several road accidents have happened here with deaths and injuries. Some ideas and plans to modify this heavily sloped road have been suggested, but no changes have been made. In 2015, actor Sarath Kumar was killed Mylakkadu near Parippally after his bike collided with a lorry.

Government and police

Adichanalloor is Special grade grama panchayath in Kollam district. Mylakkadu is situated in Adichanalloor panchayath. Mylakkadu is under the control of Chathannoor Assistant Commissioner of Police and Chathannoor Police Station and Kottiyam Police Station (Chathannoor, Kottiyam towns and near by places are under the control of Kottiyam Circle, Assistant Commissioner Of Police office is situated in Chathannoor town)

Nearby places

• Paravur 8.5 km
• Chinnakkada 14 km
• Karunagappally 36 km
• Punalur 45 km
• Oyoor 12 km
• Ayoor 24 km
• Kannanalloor 3 km
• Kottarakkara 25 km
• Anchal 30 km
• Kalluvathukkal 10 km
• Parippally 12 km

Facilities

• Nearest important railway station: Paravur railway station 8 km
• Nearest KSRTC Stand: Uramvila, Chathannoor 2.5 km
• Bharat Sanchar Nigom LTD Exchange, Kottiyam
• Nearest Medical College: Azeezia Medical College, Meeyannoor

Nearest educational institutions

• MES Engineering College, Chathannoor
• SN College, Chathannoor
• MMNSS College Kottiyam
• GHSS, Chathannoor
• NSS HSS, Chathannoor
• APUPSchool, Mylakkadu Jn
• Rose Dale School, Mylakkadu
• Auxilium ISC School, Kottiyam
• NSMGHS, Kottiyam
• CFHS, Kottiyam
• APHS, Adichanalloor
• Government LP school

Temples, churches, mosques

• Thiru Aarattu Madannada, Mylakkadu
• Thulavila Devi Temple, Mylakkadu
• Njandakuzhi devi Temple, Mylakkadu
• St George Church, Mylakkadu
• Ithikkara Juma Masjid
• North mylakkadu juma masjid
• Sreekandeshwaram mahadeva temple
• Sree Indillayappan Temple,Plakkad

Festivals

• Uchara Maholsavam is the main festival day of Adichanalloor village and Mylakkadu, (half of Onam on Makaram 28 / 9 or 10 February). Uchara is the festival day of Madaswamy (Thiru Aarattu Madannada, Mylakkadu). Thirumudi ezhunnallath, Chenda melam, Kayal pooram and Vediket (Fire works at night) are the main attractions.
• Pooyam Maholsavam in Thulavila Devi temple
• Sivarathri Festival in Sree Khandeshvaram Mahadeva temple, North Mylakkadu
• Festival in St George Church