Manakkad

Manakkad മണക്കാട്
village
Manakkad Show map of Kerala Manakkad Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°53′25″N 76°39′17″E / 9.8901500°N 76.654590°E / 9.8901500; 76.654590Coordinates: 9°53′25″N 76°39′17″E / 9.8901500°N 76.654590°E / 9.8901500; 76.654590
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Talukas	Thodupuzha
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	14,651
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	685584
Vehicle registration	KL-38
Lok Sabha constituency	Iddukki

Manakkad is a village in Thodupuzha Taluk of Idukki District in Kerala, India, bordering Thodupuzha town on the banks of the Thodupuzha river.

Overview

Its name is sometimes confused with those of Manarkad in Kottayam District and Manacaud (with the same Malayalam pronunciation as Manakkad) which is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram City. Manakkad Village also has a Panchayat known as Manakkad Panchayat.

Arikuzha is the first ward of this Panchayat and it lies in the border of Idukki and Ernakulam districts. The telephone exchange is situated in Arikuzha. Arikuzha is a natural village with lot of scenic beauties. The village consists mainly of farmers and a few planters. Majority are Hindu and Christian population with a few Muslim families. Cultivation consists of rubber plantation, rice and coconut. A rare mix of central travancore culture. The village has a good literacy rate and are continually improving the human potential in the fields of IT, nursing service and other emerging sectors

Souhridhaa Arts & Sports Club is the leading youth club in Arikuzha. It was started in 2009. Churches There is the Saint Sebastian's church at memadangu and the small church at the arikuzha village center. Schools The town center is hosting the government lower and the upper primary school. The High is situated in conjunction with the Saint Sebastians Church. Both these schools has big playgrounds which would be busy with plenty of games and funs towards the evening . It is the second home for all the new buds of the village. Temples There is a number of temples can be seen around this place Varikkathanathu Bhagavathi Temple, Moozhikal kavu Bhagavathi Temple, Tottakara Sri Mahadeva Temple and Alppara Sri Mahadeva Temple are those. Government Offices The District Agricultural Farm is situated here and the office is inside the farm.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Manakkad had a population of 14651 with 7338 males and 7313 females.^[1]

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