Manppally is a small village located near Thazhava, Kollam district, Kerala, India.
Manappally | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Manappally Location in Kerala, India  Manappally Manappally (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°5′0″N 76°32′0″E / 9.08333°N 76.53333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,341 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690574 |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (33.5 km) |
Politics
editManappally 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
editSt 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
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Kollam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Diocese of Kollam". mosc.in. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.