Manalur is a small village in
Thrissur district
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...
of
Kerala
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state,
south India
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. It is one of the
constituencies
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in Thrissur district.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Manalur had a population of 17130 with 8237 males and 8893 females.
Manalur- Enamavu Steel Bridge
A 117 meters long steel Bridge was constructed across the Enamavu lake connecting Manalur and Enamavu. It was build by
Kerala electrical and allied engineering (KEL), inaugurated on 9 th December 2018. 2 crore rupees was allocated from MP,
C N Jayadevan's local area development fund year 2015-16.
Politics
Manalur assembly constituency is part of
Trichur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the state of Kerala in southern India.
Assembly segments
Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of ...
.
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.
Famous Personalities
VM Sudheeran- Indian Politician
CN Jayadevan-Indian Politician
Late
Krishnan Kaniyaparambil-Indian Politician
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 9 June 1997 to 13 May 2001.
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