Mapranam

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Mapranam
Suburb
Government
  BodyIrinjalakuda municipality
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Mapranam is a village in Irinjalakuda. It is under the municipality of the district of Thrissur, in the state of Kerala, India. [1] [2] It is a predominantly residential zone with facilities such as grocery stores, schools, medical clinics, libraries, and temples, churches and mosques. [3]

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