Manalur is a small village in
Thrissur district of
Kerala
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state,
south India
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. It is one of the
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in Thrissur district.
Demographics
India
census
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, Manalur had a population of 17130 with 8237 males and 8893 females.
Politics
Manalur assembly constituency is part of
Trichur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Thrissur is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the state of Kerala in southern India. It consists of seven assembly segments in Thrissur district.
Assembly segments
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the fol ...
.
Organic Farming
Manalur is famous for organic farming. When the Indian prime minister visited Manalur in 2016, food for 3,000 strong audience was prepared in Manalur using organic farming techniques.
References
Personages
Colonel Sreeghanlal P. Raman, First Senior Indian Army officer and pilot from the area, belongs to Manalur panchayat. He commanded 94 Charwa Regiment during Operations Meghdoot, Rakshak and Vijay; also created history in highest battle field in the world, by psycho-conditioning the regiment to engage on multiple fronts and battle field of .
Krishnan Kaniyamparambil- An Indian politician and Kerala Minister of Agriculture from 09 June 1997 to 13 May 2001.
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