Thulappally

Thulappally
village
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Coordinates: 9°24′49.43″N76°57′40.41″E / 9.4137306°N 76.9612250°E / 9.4137306; 76.9612250 Coordinates: 9°24′49.43″N76°57′40.41″E / 9.4137306°N 76.9612250°E / 9.4137306; 76.9612250
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Type	Panchayath
• Body	Ranni-Perunad panchayath
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686510 [1]
Area code(s)	04735
Vehicle registration	KL-62 (Ranni), KL-34 (Kanjirappally)
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Erumely, Mukkoottuthara, Koruthodu
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Assembly constituency	Ranni
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	31.13 °C (88.03 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.92 °C (75.06 °F)
Nearest airport	Cochin International Airport Limited

Thulappally is a small village in Perunad panchayath of Ranni tehsil in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, India. ^[2]

Etymology

It is believed that in ancient times there were many small churches in the forest regions including Nilakkal and Thulappally as a result by the visit of St. Thomas in 52 AD. Places like Thulappally and Plappally in the forest were named after these churches. ^[3] The head church of all these churches were known as Thalappally (Thala means head and pally means church) and which in course of time became "Thulappally". ^[4]

Geography

Basically Thulappally is classified as Malanad (geographic division of Kerala) or high land with an altitude ranging from 117 m (384 ft) above mean sea level. ^[5] The place is located near to the sacred forest regions (Poongavanam) of Sabarimala with comparatively less population. River Pamba flows westwards through the northern part of Thulappally.

Pilgrim centers

Hindu temple

Vaikundapuram Sri Krishna Swami Temple, a Hindu shrine located on the banks of Pamba River with Lord Krishna as the principal deity is the main temple at Thulappally. The annual festival is hosted from 10 May.

Church

Main article: Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro-Malabar Church, Thulappally

St. Thomas Mar Thoma Syrian Church, this is one of the oldest church in the area which belongs to the Syrian Christians. The church is established in the name of Mar Thoma Sleeha, to show as the reference to the Saint and the heritage of the church.

Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, a newly built church of the Catholics, where the old church was dedicated in the name of St George. This is a pilgrimage church located here under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally.

Sharon Fellowship Church, Thulappally is a Pentecostal Church.

• India Pentecostal Church of God, Thulappally
• Assemblies of God in India, Thulappally

Masjid

Hidhaythul Islam Juma Masjid, a Muslim Masjid located at Aithalappally on the way to Moolakkayam which is 1KM away from Thulappally Town.

Economy

Majority of people depends upon the agricultural sector. Rubber is being cultivated widely and many rubber plantations are widespread in the populated regions. The hilly terrains here are suitable for its cultivation. Moreover, pepper, banana etc., are also cultivated. Many people works in abroad as well as in urban areas. The 'Malanadu development society' under Kanjirappally diocese has a rural electrification system named "Malanadu Mycro Hydel Power Project" (MHPP) at Thulappally. This small scale power project generates electricity from water bodies and supplies to about 250 families, shops and pilgrim centers. ^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Thulappally, Kerala
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.6 (87.1)	31.7 (89.1)	33.1 (91.6)	33.2 (91.8)	32.8 (91.0)	30.8 (87.4)	30.1 (86.2)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.3 (86.5)	29.8 (85.6)	30.1 (86.2)	31.1 (88.0)
Average low °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	22.6 (72.7)	29.0 (84.2)	25.0 (77.0)	25.1 (77.2)	24.1 (75.4)	23.6 (74.5)	23.7 (74.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	22.1 (71.8)	23.9 (75.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23 (0.9)	39 (1.5)	69 (2.7)	150 (5.9)	212 (8.3)	362 (14.3)	378 (14.9)	260 (10.2)	202 (8.0)	302 (11.9)	210 (8.3)	65 (2.6)	2,272 (89.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [6]

A tropical climate is normally experienced here. The place receives significant rainfalls during the monsoon, with a short dry season. The average annual temperature rises to 27.3 °C. The months of June, July and August receives sufficient amount of rainfall, while the temperature falls to 21.7 °C in the month of January. Humidity normally increases in the months of March and April. The presence of thick forests helps to develop local thundershowers.

Nearby schools and colleges

• Government Tribal HSS, Kissumam
• ST. George's LPS, Thulappally ^[7]
• ST. Mary's School, Anglevalley
• San Thome HSS, Kanamala
• Caarmel College of Engineering, Koonamkara, Perunad
• Muslim Educational Society (MES) College, Erumely
• Sree Narayana Arts and Science College, Chittar ^[8]

Nearby hospitals

• Government Ayurveda Hospital, Thulappally
• St. Thomas Hospital, Thulappally
• Assisi Hospital, Mukkoottuthara
• Government Primary Health Centre, Nilakkal
• Govt P.H.C Chithanya Hospital, Angamoozhy

Transport facilities

There are well connected state highways and rural roads which makes transportation more flexible. Neriyamangalam - Pamba state highway (SH-44), one among the important roads to Sabarimala passes through Thulappally. Both state-owned (KSRTC) and privately operated buses provides service to Thulappally from places like Kottayam, Erumely and Kanjirappally. At times of Sabarimala pilgrimage (Mandala-Makaravilakku), thousands of vehicles passes through the place. In the past, the regions including Thulappally was not so easily accessible due to the absence of quality roads. But the transportation facilities improved when the Kanamala- Elavumkal highway was inaugurated. ^{[9] [10]}

Airports

Cochin International Airport is at distance of 125 km (78 mi) from here and Thiruvananthapuram international airport about 147 km (91 mi). A heliport is situated in Perunad which operates at times of Sabarimala pilgrimage.

Railways

Chengannur (59 km) Thiruvalla (63 km), Kottayam (65 km) and Changanassery (61 km) are the nearby railway stations.

Nearby places

• Kanamala
• Plappally
• Angel Valley
• Vattappara
• Moolakkayam
• Anglevalley
• Naranamthodu
• Nellimala
• Mandhiram Padi
• Aarattukayam
• Aithalappady

See also

• Nilakkal
• Thomas the Apostle

References

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2. "Thulappally, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India | Kerala Tourism". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
3. "nilackal". www.smcim.org. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
4. "nilackal". www.smcim.org. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
5. "Elevation finder - Free map tools". www.freemaptools.com. 25 October 2016.
6. "CLIMATE: THULAPPALLY", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
7. "St.Georg's L.P.School Thulappally". www.icbse.com.
8. "Sree Narayana Arts & Science College Chittar - Home". sncollegechittar.weebly.com. 24 October 2016.
9. Staff Reporter. "Sabarimala roads to be repaired after rains". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
10. Staff Reporter. "Heavy maintenance work of Sabarimala roads soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 December 2016.