Mannancherry is a village in
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...
in
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 ...
, India. It is situated about 10 km north of
Alappuzha
Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...
town.
Vembanad Lake
Vembanad () is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 2,033 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km.
Spanning three districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanad L ...
forms the eastern boundary of the village. In governance, Mannancherry is a
Panchayat. In parliamentary representation, it is part of the Alappuzha Assembly constituency, as well as the Alappuzha LokSabha constituency. The primary occupation of the village's inhabitants has been
coir
Coir (), also called coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the outer husk of coconut, and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, and mattresses. Coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell ...
-making for the past several decades.
Location
Mannanchery is well connected by road. NH 47 passes through
Kalavoor, which is 2 km to the west of Mannanchery. Nearest major railway station is Alappuzha, and airport is
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...
.
Notable institutions
Education
* Government High School, Mannancherry
* Government Higher Secondary School, Kalavoor
* Gayathri English Medium School, Mannancherry
* Crescent Public School, Mannancherry
* Darul Huda Orphanage & English Medium School, Mannancherry
* There are other schools located at Ponnad, Kavungal, Tharamood Aryad, Thambakachuvadu
Health Care
* Government Ayurvedic Centre, Kavunkal
* PalmShade Multispeciality Hospital and ClearSky Diagnostics, Ambalakadavu
* We One Hospital, Kavunkal
* Golden Flower Medical Centre, Adivaram
* Diacare Laboratory, Mannancherry
Finance
* Federal Bank, Mannnanchery
* State Bank of India ATM & CDM, Mannancherry
* South Indian Bank, Mannancherry
* Kerala Bank, Mannancherry
Worship
* Thrikkovil Mahadevar Temple, Mannancherry
* Manakkal Sree Devi Kshethram, Kunnappalli
* Sree Poonjilikavil Devi Kshethram, Kavunkal
* Madathumkara Mahadeva Temple
* St.Mary's Church, Mannancherry
* Thafreejiyya Sunni Musjid, Mannancherry
* West Mahallu Muslim Jama'ath
* East Mahallu Muslim Jama'ath
* Salafi Juma Masjid
* Chiyamveli Irshadhul Islam Juma Masjid
* Islamic Centre Mannancherry (Samastha Zone Office)
* Naluthara Ahmmed Moulavi Memorial Islamic Centre
* Kuppezham Muhiyudheen Juma Masjid
* Sheikh Fareed Ouliya Juma Masjid, Changampodu
* Town Juma Masjid Mannancherry
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 ...
, Mannanchery had a population of 28,338 with 13,796 males and 14,542 females.
References
Villages in Alappuzha district
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