Mayyanad is a village in

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major La ...

in the state of

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, India. Mayyanad is notable for contributing significantly to the workforce of the

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Location and geography

Mayyanad is located in the south western suburbs of Kollam district, Kollam city about south of the city centre and north of Paravur Town. Mayyanad is also situated on the banks of the Paravur Lake and has an

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coastline noted for its fishing. The village has railway access through Mayyanad railway station and National Highway 66 can be accessed through Kottiyam situated 6 km away. Mayyanad can be reached by frequent buses from Kollam city and Kottiyam town and by local train from Kollam and

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. There is no transportation facility through waterways despite Thiruvananthapuram–Shoranur canal and Paravur Lake situated nearby. The neighbourhoods in Mayyanad are, Valiyavila, Thani, Kootikada, Karikuzhy and 4 more. The soil type is predominantly

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and major crop is

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. The village is a watershed which drains to Paravur Lake.''Umayanalloor Vayal/

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'' is a significant geographic feature and is a prominent paddy cultivation area.

Administration and politics

In terms of revenue administration, the village is part of

and it falls under Mayyanad village office of Kollam Taluk. Under Panchayati raj, Mayyanad is part of

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

Jilla Panchayat, Mukhathala Block panchayat and, Mayyanad Grama Panchayat. The Grama Panchayat is ruled with a

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

majority. The village is represented in

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by Eravipuram MLA and in

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by Kollam Lok Sabha MP.

Demography

As per 2011 census of India the village of Mayyanad has a population of 40,039. The

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is 1118 and

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is 95.2%. As of 2025, it is estimated that the population should be approximately 56,000. The population is 53.6%

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(comprising SC-ST 12%), 31.3%

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and 14.5%

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. The Hindus are majorly

Ezhavas The Ezhavas, () also known as ''Thiyya'' or ''Tiyyar'' () in the Malabar region, and Chovar () in the south, are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the p ...

and

are largely

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History

The coast of Mayyanad between Paravoor estuary and Mukkam was a landing place for sea farers and traders. Chillakkal south of Mayyanad had interaction with Arabs in past. Mayyanad had significant influence of

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

in ancient times. The present day Sastha Kovil is regarded as an ancient place of Buddhist worship. The village had its first parish in 1527 during Portuguese colonialism. Through ''Pidiyari Fund'' (handful rice) movement during

Vaikom Satyagraha Vaikom Satyagraha was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore that took place from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid an ...

village also has a place in Kerala reformation movement.

Important places and landmarks

Local attractions

The Umayanalloor Temple is a very ancient temple and Pullichira Immaculate Conception Church are famous pilgrimage center for Catholic Christians. Paravur Lake along with sandbar on west stretching from Thanni to Pozhikkara and mangrove cladded

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formed by Ithikkara River are famous tourist attractions.

Educational institutions

Schools located in Mayyanad Village are

Temples

* Valiyavila Madannada * Vayalil Madannada * Sasthamkovil Temple Mayyanad * Sasthamkovil Temple Koottikada * Kochunada Bhagavathi Temple * Janmamkulam Bhagavathi Temple * Thanni Swargapuram Bhagavathi Temple * Mulaikkalkavu Devi Temple * KaithaPuzha Siva Temple * Vaikkathodam Sree Krishna Temple

Trivia

* The Malayalam daily newspaper '' Kerala Kaumudi'' was first published by C. V. Kunhiraman at Mayyanad in 1911. * Social reformer and Chief Minister of

Travancore–Cochin Travancore–Cochin, officially the United State of Travancore and Cochin and later the State of Travancore–Cochin, was a short-lived States of India, state of India. It was formed through the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Kin ...

state C. Kesavan hailed from the village. * The

Deshabhimani ''Deshabhimani'' is a Malayalam newspaper and the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M). It started as a weekly in Kozhikode on 6 September 1942 and converted to a daily in 1946. The paper now has ten different printing centres: Ko ...

Kollam edition is printed from Mayyanad. * The origin of place name Mayyanad is attributed to ''Mayyanattillam'' one of the twelve major illams within Ezhavas.

References

Villages in Kollam district {{Kollam-geo-stub