| Melpuram | |
| Nickname: | Kattradi Moodu |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanyakumari |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | old tamil, Tamil, Malayalam. |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 629168 |
| Nearest City: | Kuzhithurai, Marthandam, Arumanai, Panacha Moodu. |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Nagercoil railway =kuzhithurai west. city distance =marthandam 4km, kuzhithurai 4km. hospital temple = Sree Eswarakala Bhoothathan Temple allapancode |
Melpuram is a village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
Rubber plantation plays a role in this village's economy.
Melpuram is sandwiched by Pacode town panchayat and Edaicode town panchayat also the Melpuram union block. Christians and Hindus are the inhabitants of the 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, 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.