Manappally

Manappally
village
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Coordinates: 9°5′0″N76°32′0″E / 9.08333°N 76.53333°E / 9.08333; 76.53333
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)

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] It is also Known as 'Thekkinte Manarkadu', all religions co-exist here, especially Islam, Hinduism, and to a smaller extent Christianity.

References

1. "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.
2. "Diocese of Kollam". mosc.in. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.