Marangattupilly

Village in Kerala, India
9°44′33.4″N 76°36′37.5″E / 9.742611°N 76.610417°E / 9.742611; 76.610417Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictKottayamGovernment
 • BodyMarangattupally Grama PanchayatLanguages
 • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
686635
Telephone code+91-482-2-25xxxxVehicle registrationKL-67 (KL-35,KL-5)Nearest cityPala, KeralaSex ratio1000/992 ♂/♀Literacy96 [1]%Lok Sabha constituencyKottayamCivic agencyMarangattupally Grama PanchayatClimateTropical (Köppen)Websitewww.marangattupilly.in

Marangattupilly is a small village and headquarters of Marangattupally Grama Panchayat in Kottayam district, Kerala, India.

Economy

It is a trading center of natural rubber and majority of people are engaged in rubber cultivation.

Panchayath

Marangattupilly Gramapanchayath in Meenachil Thaluk consists of Kurichithanam, Elackad (Part), Monipally(Part) revenue villages, with a Population of 21219 and area of 37.58 square kilometres (14.51 sq mi) divided into 14 wards. Established on 1953, this was initially called Elakkad Panchayath.

Labour India

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 managing director of Labour India Santhosh George Kulangara, is the first Indian space tourist and the host of Sancharam also belongs to this village.

Nearest towns

The nearest towns to Marangattupilly are Pala, Uzhavoor and Kuravilangad, and nearest villages are Kadaplamattom, vayala, Mannakkanad, kurichithanam and Andoor.

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