Marangattupilly

Marangattupilly Marangattupilly
village

Marangattupally is a small village in Kottayam district, Kerala. Most of its people are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. K. R. Narayanan, the tenth President of India, was born and grew up in the neighboring village of Uzhavoor. K M Mani, former minister was also born and brought up in this village.

The head office of Labour India Publications, with an educational research and development center and publishing company, and its Gurukulam public school are operating from this small village. The six floor air-conditioned building of Labour India is situated here and Santhosh George Kulangara, the first Indian space tourist also belongs to this village.

It is a trading center of natural rubber and majority of people are engaged in rubber cultivation. The majority of the population belongs to Catholic community. St. Francis Assisi Church in Marangattupilly is a famous church and belongs to Pala diocise. This village has a Lions Club, police station,a Health center and a High School. It belongs to Palai constituency.

The nearest towns of Marangattupilly are Uzhavoor and Kuravilangad and nearest villages are Kadaplamattom and Andoor.

References

• Marangattupilly Lions club
• Gurukulam Public School located at Labour India Hills