Mallappally

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• Total	(7km2)

Mallappally is a Taluk in Pathanamthitta, Kerala State of India. The majority of the population are either Christian or Hindu. The land derived its name from Mallan meaning Strong People and Pally meaning Church, and is believed to have a community of brave aggressive people from the nearby communities. It was said that Mallappally was the Land of B.A. graduates, as most of the B.A. graduates from the old Travancore state were from Mallappally. The land holds a reasonable history and culture which includes:

1. VBS (Vacation Bible School) was first introduced at Mallappally, Kerala during 1953-56 by the CSI Missionaries.
2. Mallappally Convention was started in 1912 - this is an ancient gathering of the Malakara Christian Community, mainly communities of Mar Thoma and CSI.
3. Shiva Rathri, a legendry Hindu festival, is celebrated at its best and has the greatest gathering in Kerala, after the Alwaye Shiva Rathri. The land has now become popularly known as Shiva Rathri Nagar.
4. The Mallappally taluk holds one of the oldest Stone temples in India located in Kaviyoor.
5. Mallapally is the hometown of Great VolleyBall Player Prayattukunnel Oommen Varkey (Olympian Varkey/ Mallapally Varkey)
6. The famous river Manimala flows majestically through here.
7. Nearest police station is Keezhvaipur.

Nearby Places

• Anicadu
• Punnavely
• Keezhvaipur
• Vennikulam
• Ezhumatoor
• Thiruvalla
• Pariyaram
• Thundiamkulam
• Thuruthicadu
• Nedungadappally
• Karukachal
• Nedumkunnam
• Mamood
• Thengana
• Vrindavanam
• Kangazha

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN MALLAPPALLY 1. CMS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL 2. IKM CMS SCHOOL 3. MGD HIGH SCHOOL PUTHUSSERY 4. GOVT. UPS THURUTHICADU 5 ST.THREASAS BETHANY CONVENT 6. MAR DIONASIUS JUNIOR COLLEGE 7. BISHOP ABRAHAM MEMORIAL COLLEGE 8. MAR GREGORIOUS B.ED.COLLEGE 9. GOVT ENGINEERING COLLEGE 10. ST.THOMAS JUNIOR SCHOOL 11. ST.PHILOMINAS SCHOOL 12. APPLIED SCIENCE COLLEGE 13. LITTLE FLOWER ENGLISH MEDIUM L P SCHOOL

BANKS

1. STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE 2. INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK 3. CANARA BANK 4. THIRUVALLA EAST COOPERATIVE BANK 5. PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT COOPERATIVE BANK 6 CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK 7. SOUTH INDIAN BANK 8. FEDERAL BANK

CHURCH

1. HOLY IMMANUEL CSI CHURCH 2. MALLAPPALLY MARTHOMA CHURCH 3. ST STEPHENS CSI CHURCH 4. BETHANY CHURCH 5. MARTHOMA CHURCH PARIYARAM 6. AROHANA MARTHOMA CHURCH 7. ORTHODOX CHURCH CHENGAROOR 8. CATHOLIC CHURCH CHENGAROOR 9. VENGALLASERY CHURCH 10 IPC MALLAPPALLY 11 ST.JOSEPHS CATHOLIC CHURCH

TEMPLE

I. THIRUMALLIDA MAHADEVAR TEMPLE II. KEEZHVAIPUR SUBHRAMANNIA TEMPLE III. MURANI BHAGAVATI TEMPLE IV. SRIKRISHNA TEMPLE EZHUMATOOR V. EZHUMATOOR MAHADEVA TEMPLE

STADIUM

 MALLAPPALLY PUBLIC STADIUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

HOSPITAL

GOVT. HOSPITAL REV. GEORGE MATTHEN MISSION HOSPITAL

ROADS

KOTTAYAM - MALLAPPALLY RANNY - MALLAPPALLY KOZHENCHERRY - MALLAPPALLY THIRUVALLA - MALLAPPALLY ( VIA PAIPPADU) THIRUVALLA - MALLAPPALLY (KALLOOPPARA) ANICADU - MALLAPPALLY PUNNAVELLY - MALLAPPALLY CHANGANACHERRY- MALLAPPALY CHUNGAPPARA - MALLAPPALLY

RIVER

MANNIMALA

External links

• Mallappally(NRI-UAE) Association
• MGDM Hospital, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• Theophilus College of Nursing, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• P Geevarghese School of Nursing, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• P G M College, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• Baselios Higher Secondary School, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• School of Laboratory Technology MGDM Hospital, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.