Plappally is a settlement located in the ''Goodrical range'' of the
Ranni Forest Division 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 passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India. The place is an intersection point of Mannarakulanji–Chalakkayam state highway (
NH-183) and
Erumely
Erumely, also spelled Erumeli, is a town and panchayat located in the south-eastern part of Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Erumely is situated east of Kottayam town and north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The village is on the b ...
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Thulappally
Thulappally is a small village in Perunad panchayath of Ranni, Kerala, Ranni tehsil in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, India.
Etymology
It is believed that in ancient times there were many small churches in the forest regions includ ...
–Plappally route. There is a forest station in Plappally under the Kerala State Forest and Wildlife Department.
Plappally derives its name from a family named Plappally as pronounced and proclaimed by Chembakasssery Raja. It is said that a location in the ''Goodrical range'' of
Ranni forest division 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 passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India was where this family stayed. Around the 1790s this family migrated to regions near to the backwaters of Kerala. Parts of this family resides and takes care of their deity the Devi temple in Plappally and Thevar at Kottayam.
References
{{Pathanamthitta district
Villages in Pathanamthitta district