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Mallapally

FieldValue
nameMallappally
settlement_typeCensus village
image_skylineMallappally.jpg
image_captionMallappally town
pushpin_mapIndia Kerala#India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Pathanamthitta
area_total_km219.97
population_total17,693
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
postal_code689594, 689585, 689584, 689587
registration_plateKL-28 (Mallappally)
blank1_name_sec1Literacy
blank1_info_sec196.92%

Mallappally is a census village in the Mallappally Gram Panchayat of Mallappally taluk, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. It falls under the Thiruvalla Revenue Division and Thiruvalla Constituency. The nearest railway station is Thiruvalla (15 km). As of 2011, Mallappally had a population of 17,693.

Mallappally is the original home of many non-resident Indians, and has one of the lowest population growth and highest literacy rates in India.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Malayalam words മല്ലൻ (Mallan), meaning wrestler, and പള്ളി (palli) meaning shrine.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Indian census, Mallapally has a population of 17,603. It has a sex ratio of 1108 females per 1000 males. Children below 6 years of age constitute 7.25% of the total population. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 8.96% and 1.01% of the population respectively. The total literacy rate was 96.92% (96.85% for males and 96.99% for females), which is higher than the state average of 94% and the national average of 74.04%.

Culture

Mallappally is the birthplace of many Christian bishops of Kerala, including St.Dionysius of Vattasseril, Metropolitan Archbishop Valakuzhy Joseph Severios , Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, and Rt. Rev. Mathews Mar Seraphim Episcopa.

Places of worship

Pathicadu St. Peters and St. Pauls Orthodox Church, built in AD 1888, is located 1 km from the town center. Cornerstone of this church was laid by St.Gregorious of Parumala (Parumala Kochuthirumeni).

The Thirumalida Mahadeva Temple is also located in Mallappally. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva in the form of Thirumalida Mahadevan and is renowned for its Manimala river-side setting and grand annual Maha Shivaratri festival, which draws devotees from across the surrounding regions.

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.

References

References

  1. "2011 Census of India".
  2. "2011 Census of India".
  3. "2011 Census of India".
  4. "St. Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius". Marthoman.tv.
  5. ["ValakuzhyJoseph_Mar_Severios"](http://www.malankaracatholicchurch.net/ Valakuzhy Joseph_Mar_Severios.html). Malankaracatholicchurch.net.
  6. "hierarchy_home". Catholicate.net.
  7. MallappallyLive. (2021-02-13). "Mallappally News: About Mallappally". Mallappallylive.com.
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