Manimala

Manimala
—  village  —
Manimala Location of Manimala in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kottayam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 686543 • Telephone • ++91 48287 • Vehicle • KL

Manimala is an area in the Kottayam district of Kerala in India.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Notable residents 4 List of places of worship 4.1 List of local temples 4.2 List of local churches 5 References

Geography

Manimalayar is 92 km in length, with the Manimala river running in between.

Demographics

The population is about 10,000, of whom the majority are farmers whose main income comes from rubber plantations.

Notable residents

• Cardinal Mar Antony Padiyara was born in the village of Manimala.
• Policitian Alphons Kannanthanam was born in the village of Manimala.
• Author James K C Manimala was also born in the village. .

List of places of worship

There are many places to worship in the village, one of which is the Manimalkkavu Bhagavathi Temple, which at one point owned a lot of land in the area, which included the villages of Manimala and Vellavoor.

List of local temples

• Manimalkkavu Bhagavathi Temple
• Kangazha Mahadevar Temple
• Kulathumkal Sreedevi Temple Kothalapadi
• Kadayanickadu Bhagavathy Temple
• Kadayanickadu Dharmashastha Temple
• Kulathumkal Bhagavathy Temple
• Kulathumkal Devi Temple

List of local churches

• St. Basil’s Church (Puthanpally
• Holy Magi Forona Church manimala (Pazhayapally)
• Karimpanakulam Sacred Heart Church
• Vallamchira Fathima Matha Church

References