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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628205
- Pincode
- 686544
- Post office
- Karikkattoor
- Population
- 21,053
- Households
- 5,124
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1061 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,778
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 110 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 397 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvalla · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Beth Hesdha Naturopathic Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Manimala compares
By population, Manimala ranks #6 of 12 villages in Kanjirappally mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.4%
Same as the mandal average
- Manimala
- 87.4%
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 87.4%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,061
+21 vs mandal average
- Manimala
- 1,061
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 1,040
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Manimala
- 4.1
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manimala at a glance
Manimala is a village of 21,053 people in 5,124 households (Census 2011) in Kanjirappally taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 6th-largest of 12 villages in Kanjirappally taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,061 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Kottayam district centre, 4 km from Vellavoor, the nearest town, 22 km from Thiruvalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686544, served by Karikkattoor post office; the LGD village code is 628205. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Kanjirappally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr.N.Jayaraj. The population is estimated at 24,821 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Manimala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manimala · this village | 21,053 | 87% | — |
| Cheruvally · Kanjirappally | 6,447 | 91% | 3.2 km NE |
| Vellavoor · Changanassery | 17,150 | 89% | 3.7 km SW |
| Kottangal · Mallappally | 17,174 | 88% | 5.2 km S |
| Chirakkadavu · Kanjirappally | 29,717 | 89% | 5.4 km NE |
| Vaipur · Thiruvarur | 1,733 | 73% | 7 km SW |
| Perumpetty · Mallappally | 14,396 | 90% | 7.1 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Manimala
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 12
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kottayam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Manimala
- Total area (ha)
- 3,742
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,190
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Manimala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Manimala
- LGD code
- 628205
- Pincode
- 686544
- Post office
- Karikkattoor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 21,053
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24,821
- Households
- 5,124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1061
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Coordinates
- 9.49416°N, 76.75016°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pathanamthitta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanjirappally
- Member of Parliament
- Anto Antony
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr.N.Jayaraj
- Block / Mandal
- Kanjirappally
- Nearest post office
- Manimala Post Office (0.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Manimala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram110 kmcapital
- Bengaluru397 km
- Chennai554 km
- Hyderabad897 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvalla22 km
- Bus stopManimala<1 km
- Hospital / PHCBeth Hesdha Naturopathic Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankSBI<1 km
- Petrol pumpKurians Fuels6 km
- Collegest antonys college8 km
- Police stationPolice quarters8 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Manimalaunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBIunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Manimala
3 Churchs, 5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Holy Magi Forane Church, ManimalaChurch<1 km ↗
- ⛪Saint Basil Church, ManimalaChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Ayyappa TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕sree Dharma Shastha Temple, MooleplavTemple1.1 km ↗
- 🛕Manimalakavu Devi KshetramTemple1.5 km ↗
- ⛪St Joseph Roman Latin Catholic ChurchChurch1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Mukyapurathukavu Devi TempleTemple1.7 km ↗
- 🛕kulathumgal devi temple kaanikamandapamTemple1.8 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Manimala
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Saint George's High SchoolHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🏫SCTM Upper Primary School, MooleplavuSchool1.2 km ↗
- 📚Srivilasam Public Library, ManimalaLibrary1.5 km ↗
- 🎓P.T Chacko Memorial High SchoolHigh school2.7 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. L.P School, CheruvallySchool3.4 km ↗
- 📚Nethaji Grandhasala, CheruvallyLibrary3.6 km ↗
- 📚Karikkattoor Public LibraryLibrary3.9 km ↗
- 🏫Little Flower Vidyanikethan and Junior CollegeSchool4.5 km ↗
Villages near Manimala
Other villages in Kanjirappally mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)