| Melukavu Melukavumattom |
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kottayam |
| Nearest city | Kochi |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kottayam |
| Assembly constituency | Palai |
| Population | 9,352 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | lsgkerala.in/melukavupanchayat |
Melukavu (Malayalam: മേലുകാവ്), is a village in the eastern part of Meenachil Taluk in Kottayam District of Kerala state, India.[1]
The place is a major tourist attraction for nature lovers with beautiful hills,streams and the rubber plantations that forms a green blanket to the place.The famous tourist spot is Ilaveezha Poonchira. Melukavu is well connected by roads to nearby towns Erattupetta(12 km), Palai(16 km), Thodupuzha(18 km).The state highway SH-44 connecting Pampa(Sabarimala) to Neriyamangalam(Thodupuzha) passes through Melukavu.
Melukavu was the epi-centre of a light earthquake that struck Southern districts of Kerala,on 12 December 2000 at 06:53 AM local time resulting in some damage to properties in Kottayam and Idukki districts.
The plot of the famous Malayalam film Katha Parayumpol (Year-2007,Starring:Mammootty, Sreenivasan) was set in the backdrop of Melukavu village.
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As of 2001[update] India census, Melukavu had a population of 9352 with 4578 males and 4774 females.[1]
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