Manakala Manakkala | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°8′0″N76°43′0″E / 9.13333°N 76.71667°E Coordinates: 9°8′0″N76°43′0″E / 9.13333°N 76.71667°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Pathanamthitta |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 691551 |
Telephone code | 04734 |
Vehicle registration | KL-26 (Adoor-Sub RTO) |
Nearest city | Adoor |
Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
Website | www |
[1] Manakala is a town in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. [2] It is located in Adoor Thaluk. Manakala is the hometown of the prominent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
The name Manakala has an uncertain etymology. Manakala may stem from an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau fusing Manal ("Sand") and Kaala ("Land" or "Place"). Thus Manalkaala means place covered by sand. Most of Manakala is covered by sand.
Manakala is home to one of the best Engineering colleges, College of Engineering Adoor under Cochin University of Science and Technology and the students here have secured many University Ranks in the past years. One of the Government polytechnique Colleges is situated here.
The Vishnu temple, Sreenarayanapuram Temple which is more than 200 years old is located here. The Shiva temple, Peringanadu Trichendamangalam Mahadeva Temple which is known for its 'Kettu Kazhcha' during the annual festival is located 2 km from Manakala.
There are few Churches of prominence in this area. St. Marthsmooni Orthodox Syrian church, St. Thomas Marthomite Church, Six numbers of Church of South India churches, Bible College and related institutions of Sharon Pentecostal Mission are commendable establishments and contribution of Christian Community in this part.
Mannady Temple, which is known for Mudiyettam, and the place which has historical importance due to the Sacrifice of the Great Soldier, Travancore Diwan Veluthampy Dalava, who fought the British Raj, till his last breath, is just 6 km from here. The inhabitants of this village are dominated by Hindu community but there is a significant Christian population and a few Muslims.
Pathanamthitta District is a district in the southern part of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Tiruvalla, Adoor, Pathanamthitta and Pandalam.
Adoor is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division.
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Pathanamthitta is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538. The Hindu pilgrim centre Sabarimala is situated in the Pathanamthitta district; as the main transport hub to Sabarimala, the town is known as the 'Pilgrim Capital of Kerala'. Pathanamthitta District, the thirteenth revenue district of the State of Kerala, was formed with effect from 1 November 1982, with headquarters at Pathanamthitta. Forest covers more than half of the total area of the District. Pathanamthitta District ranks the 7th in area in the State. The district has its borders with Allepey, Kottayam, Kollam and Idukki districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The Government College of Engineering, Adoor (CEA) is a college in Adoor, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, located 3 km from the town centre at Manakala. It is affiliated with the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and is run under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources Development, an institute of the government of Kerala. The College was inaugurated in 1995 by the Chief Minister of Kerala A K Antony. College of Engineering Adoor is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Recently the college has been selected in Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase II. It is one of the major engineering colleges in Pathanamthitta District and is one of the eight engineering colleges in the District.
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