Coordinates: 9°5′0″N 76°32′0″E / 9.08333°N 76.53333°E / 9.08333; 76.53333

Manappally

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Manappally
village
Manappally is located in Kerala
Manappally
Manappally
Location in Kerala, India
Manappally is located in India
Manappally
Manappally
Manappally (India)
Coordinates: 9°5′0″N 76°32′0″E / 9.08333°N 76.53333°E / 9.08333; 76.53333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,341
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690574
Telephone code0476
Vehicle registrationKL-23
Nearest cityKollam (33.5 km)

Manppally is a small village located near Thazhava, Kollam district, Kerala, India.

Politics

Manappally is a part of Karunagappally assembly constituency in Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency). Shri. CR Mahesh is the current MLA of Karunagappally. Shri.K. C. Venugopal is the current member of parliament of Alappuzha.[2]

Religion

St Mary's Salem Orthodox Church, located here is a part of Kollam Diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and is dedicated to Saint Mary.[3] It is also Known as 'Thekkinte Manarkadu', all religions co-exist here, especially Islam, Hinduism, and to a smaller extent Christianity.

References

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook - Kollam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Kollam". mosc.in. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.