Mylapra

Mylapra മൈലപ്ര
village
Sacraed Heart Church
Mylapra Show map of Kerala Mylapra Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°17′0″N 76°47′0″E / 9.28333°N 76.78333°E / 9.28333; 76.78333Coordinates: 9°17′0″N 76°47′0″E / 9.28333°N 76.78333°E / 9.28333; 76.78333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Population (2001)
• Total	10,241
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	689671,689678
Telephone code	0468
Vehicle registration	KL-03

Mylapra is a village in Pathanamthitta district in the Indian state of Kerala. It comes under the Mylapra Panchayath. Mylapra is a fast-developing town and business center. It is on the way to the famous Hindu pilgrim center of Sabarimala. The Main Eastern Highway (Punalur–Pathanamthitta–Muvattupuzha Road/SH-08) passes through Mylapra.

The word mylapra is derived from two Malayalam words myle (a peacock) 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.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Mylapra had a population of 10241 with 4836 males and 5405 females.