Melpuram

Melpuram had been also a part of the Travancore Kingdom till India got freedom from the British. After India emerging as country, the small town was an enclave of the state of Kerala. The efforts being taken by the Kanyakumari district leaders such as Marshel Nesamony, Ponnapan Nadar and Chithamparanathan Nadar, etc. who fought against to the state of Kerala in order to join with Tamil Nadu had made ease Melpuram to be the part of Tamil Nadu.

Churches and Temples are the landmarks of Melpuram. People worship Hindu village temples and kudumpa deva, devi swamies like Nagar kavoo, Essakki Amman temples, Ayya Vaikundar nilal Thangals with age-old temples (Madathu vilagam Essakki Amman temple Perai, Kaisala vilai Esakki Amman, Kalpadagu Amman) and churches, it is a place for communal harmony. The Oldest Church near melpuram is Immanuel Lutheran Church Melpuram(Near Aluvilai) established by American Missionaries on the lights of Rev. Sheltor and Rev. Koepke in 1947 August 15, The Assemblies of God church(AG) which is more than 5 decades year old church, INDIA ELIM DEVA SABAI which is called Elim church (nera block office) established by Rev.K M Mathew in 1947, Sree Navaneetha Krishna Temple and the Sree Eeshwara Kaala Bhoothathaan Temple.

The rubber industry and cashewnut industry is a main income source of the people of melpuram. The extinct of the paddy fields and banana planting is a chaos for future generation. The agriculture of tapiaco(Marichini kilangu) and Palm Tree are also diminishing sectors in the areas of melpuram which was once considered as part of livelihood. The income from the Coconut trees are not relied on since the booming of rubber has been welcomed.