Manppally is a small village located near

Thazhava Thazhava is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in the state of Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passa ...

, Kollam district,

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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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, Kallalibh ...

assembly constituency in

Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency) Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Former Assembly ...

. Shri. CR Mahesh is the current MLA of Karunagappally. Shri. K. C. Venugopal is the current member of parliament 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

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. 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