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.

Churches and Temples are the landmarks of Melpuram. The Assemblies of God Church (AG) was established in 1922 by missionaries. People worship Hindu village temples and Kudumpa Deva, devi swamis like Nagar Kavoo, Essakki Amman temples, Ayya Vaikundar Nilal Thangals with age-old temples. The Oldest Church near melpuram is Immanuel Lutheran Church Melpuram (near Aluvilai) established by American missionaries in 1947, India Elim Deva Sabai, which is called Elim church established in 1947, Saron Bethel Deva Sabai, which is called as Saron church established in 1979 by Rev D Samuel, 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 agriculture of tapioca (Marichini kilangu) and palm tree are also diminishing sectors in the areas of Melpuram which was once considered as part of livelihood.^{[citation needed]}