Mallappally | |
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Town | |
 Mallappally town | |
  Mallappally Location in Kerala, India  Mallappally Mallappally (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°26′46″N 76°39′24″E / 9.44611°N 76.65667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk |
| • Body | local self-government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167.9 km2 (64.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 143,677 [1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0469 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-28 |
| Nearest city | THIRUVALLA |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | THIRUVALLA |
| Website | mallapally |
Mallappally (meaning "wrestler shrine" in Malayalam, from മല്ലൻ "Mallan" or "wrestler" + പള്ളി "palli" or "shrine") is a taluk in Kerala, India. It is one of the five taluks that make up the Pathanamthitta district. It is historically a part of the kingdom of Travancore and Cochin. Mallappally is the original home of many non-resident Indians, and has one of the lowest population growth and highest literacy rates in India. It is under the supervision Thiruvalla Revenue Division & Thiruvalla Constituency.
Demographics
As with other areas of Kerala, Mallappally also depends on migrant labour. In Pathanamthitta, they constitute 35% of the labour force.[2]
Places of worship
Mallappally is the birthplace of some 'great' Kerala bishops, including Saint Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius,[3] Metropolitan Archbishop Valakuzhy Joseph Mar Severios,[4] Bishop Modayil MC Mani, Evangeilical Bishop Panamootil PS Varghese, and Cardinal Baselios Cleemis.[5]
Festivals
Every year during the summer, when the river water recedes, many sandy beds form in the middle of the river that are large enough to hold conventions and festivals. People from various parts of the Mallappally and Tiruvalla taluks come for the festival.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "populationofindia.co.in". www.populationofindia.co.in.
- ↑ "Record migrant workers in construction sector in Kerala".
- ↑ "St. Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius". Marthoman.tv. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Joseph_Mar_Severios". Malankaracatholicchurch.net. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "hierarchy_home". Catholicate.net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ MallappallyLive (13 February 2021). "Mallappally News: About Mallappally". Mallappallylive.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
