Manapparai () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli. During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, ...

in the

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. Manapparai Town is located 38 km from Trichy. Manapparai is the headquarters of the Manapparai

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

. Manapparai is famous for

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(deep-fried snacks) and cattle market. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,510.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Manapparai had a population of 370,482 with a sex-ratio of 1,012 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,090 people were under the age of six, constituting 2,096 males and 1,994 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 11.97% and 0.18% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.98%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 9,934 households. There were a total of 14,930 workers, comprising 455 cultivators, 749 main agricultural labourers, 582 in house hold industries, 11,518 other workers, 1,626 marginal workers, 29 marginal cultivators, 470 marginal agricultural labourers, 51 marginal workers in household industries and 1,076 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Manapparai (M) had 65.67%

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, 11.3%

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, 22.95%

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

, 0.01%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.06% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Politics

Manaparai is the headquarters of Manaparai Legislative Assembly Constituency, which is part of the Karur Loksabha Constituency. Abdul Samad is the present Member of legislative assembly (MLA) representing Manaparai Constituency and Ms. Jothimani Sennimalai is the present Member of Parliament (MP) representing Karur constituency. Manapparai Municipality is the local body that governs the town of Manapparai. The Municipality is divided into 27 wards. Municipal Chairman is the head of the local body. The current Municipal Chairman is Geetha. A. Michaelraj.

Notable festivals

Every year in the Tamil month of Chithirai, The Chithirai festival of Arulmigu Veppilai Marriamman Temple is celebrated over a month long period. Approximately, several Thousands of devotees from various parts of south India attends the festival.

Transport

Manapparai lies between Trichy and Dindigul in NH 45 (NH 83) . The town is connected with Musiri and Pudukkottai with SH 71. Also, There are also main roads which connect Manappari with Thuvarankurichi ( Via Thuvarankurichy, we can reach Madurai ), and Kovilpatty.

Bus transportation

About 300 buses pass through the municipal bus stand, which is a ‘C’–Class and constructed in 1981. The bus stand was renewed and expanded in the year 2017. Manapparai is connected with

Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

, DIndigul, Palani, Theni,

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Kumily Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly () is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve and a well frequented tourist destination. Kumily is a ...

with frequent bus services. Manapparai is also connected with other towns across Tamil Nadu by bus facilities Manapparai bus stand

Rail transportation

Manapparai Railway station ( Station code : MPA ) is situated on Trichy - Dindigul Double electric broad gauge line.

Education

Manapparai has about 23 schools, of which 6 are government run, and an Engineering college within the municipality limits. Manapparai Government Arts and Science College is located at Pannankombu, 10 km away from the town.

Religious places

Arulmigu Veppilai Mariyamman Temple * Our Lady of Lourdes church * Valanadu Ponnar Shankar Temple * Veerapur Ponnar Shankar Temple * Big Mosque * Arulmigu Nallandavar Temple * Arulmigu Agasteeswarar temple

Adjacent communities

* Amayapuram * Veerapur * Inam Kulathur * Viralimalai * Vaiyampatti * Moovar Kovil

References

External links

Manaparai Municipality Website

Manaparai Murukku online

Manapparai Live News
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