Manppally is a small village located near
Thazhava
Thazhava is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographic-Census Data 2011
Here many seek a livelihood based on Thazha or screw pine. Screw pine weaving of mats is one of the oldest crafts p ...
, Kollam district,
Kerala
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,
India
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.
Politics
Manappally is a part of
Karunagappally
Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallal ...
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
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
of Alappuzha.
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.
It is also Known as 'Thekkinte Manarkadu', all religions co-exist here, especially Islam, Hinduism, and to a smaller extent Christianity.
References
{{Kollam district
Villages in Kollam district