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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
- 628114
- Pincode
- 686636
- Post office
- Monippally
- Population
- 10,733
- Households
- 2,708
- Literacy rate
- 88.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,370
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 148 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuruppanthara · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Homeo Dispensary · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Monippally compares
By population, Monippally ranks #15 of 25 villages in Meenachil mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.6%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Monippally
- 88.6%
- Meenachil mandal
- 89.0%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+27 vs mandal average
- Monippally
- 1,043
- Meenachil mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Monippally
- 4.0
- Meenachil mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Monippally at a glance
Monippally is a village of 10,733 people in 2,708 households (Census 2011) in Meenachil taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 15th-largest of 25 villages in Meenachil taluk. Literacy is 89%, about the same as the taluk average of 89% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Kottayam district centre, 4 km from Elanji, the nearest town, 11 km from Kuruppanthara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686636, served by Monippally post office; the LGD village code is 628114. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank, post office. The village votes in Pala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mani C Kappen. The population is estimated at 12,654 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marangattupilly →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monippally · this village | 10,733 | 89% | — |
| Alapuram · Pappireddipatti | 4,784 | 61% | 2.9 km NW |
| Veliyannoor · Meenachil | 9,917 | 88% | 4.3 km NE |
| Elanji · Muvattupuzha | 16,495 | 89% | 4.4 km NW |
| Uzhavoor · Meenachil | 9,063 | 88% | 4.4 km SE |
| Kurichithanam · Meenachil | 9,383 | 89% | 5.5 km SE |
| Njeezhoor · Vaikom | 17,608 | 88% | 5.6 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Monippally
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Palai
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Veliyannoor, Uzhavoor, Marangattupilly
- Total area (ha)
- 2,081
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Monippally
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Monippally
- LGD code
- 628114
- Pincode
- 686636
- Post office
- Monippally
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,733
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,654
- Households
- 2,708
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 88.6%
- Coordinates
- 9.80646°N, 76.57535°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pala
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mani C Kappen
- Block / Mandal
- Meenachil
- Nearest post office
- Monippally Post Office (0.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India Monippally Branch (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Monippally
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram148 kmcapital
- Bengaluru369 km
- Chennai543 km
- Hyderabad868 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuruppanthara11 km
- Bus stopEverton Junction3 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Homeo Dispensary<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India Monippally Branch<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum<1 km
- CollegeMar Kuriakose Arts & Science College2 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kuruvilangad6 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Govt. Homeo Dispensaryunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India Monippally Branchunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Bharat Petroleumunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Monippally
7 Churchs, 1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪ST PETER AND ST PAUL MALANKARA CATHALIC CHRUCH MONAPPILLYChurch<1 km ↗
- ⛪Sacred Heart Catholic Church, MonippallyChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Monippally Mahadevi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪ChapelChurch<1 km ↗
- ⛪Cheenkallel ChurchChurch1.2 km ↗
- ⛪St.Thomas ChurchChurch1.3 km ↗
- ⛪St.Joseph's Church, UdayagiriChurch1.8 km ↗
- ⛪Shalom CurchChurch1.8 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Monippally
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Panchayat LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫NSS Government Lower Primary School, MonippallySchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓Mar Kuriakose Arts & Science CollegeCollege2.3 km ↗
- 🏫S t . A n n ' s H i g h e r S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l K u r i a n a d uSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School, PavackalSchool2.9 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. LP School alapuram, ഗവ. എൽ.പി സ്കൂൾ ആലപുരംSchool2.9 km ↗
- 📚Jaihind libraryLibrary3.0 km ↗
- 📚Grameena vayanashaalaLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 🎓Gov. Higher secondary school PuthuveliHigh school3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Areekara Football GroundSchool4.2 km ↗
Villages near Monippally
Other villages in Meenachil mandal
View all 27 →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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)