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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mallappally<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| settlement_type = Census village<br />
| image_skyline = Mallappally.jpg<br />
| image_alt =<br />
| image_caption = Mallappally town<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|26|46|N|76|39|24|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| area_total_km2 = 19.97<br />
| population_total = 17,693<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 689594, 689585, 689584, 689587<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in Kerala|KL-28]] (Mallappally)<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 96.92%<br />
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'''Mallappally''' is a census village in the Mallappally [[Mallapally Gram Panchayat|Gram Panchayat]] of [[Mallappally Taluk|Mallappally taluk]], [[Pathanamthitta]] district, Kerala. It falls under the Thiruvalla Revenue Division and Thiruvalla Constituency. The nearest railway station is Thiruvalla (15 km). As of 2011, Mallappally had a population of 17,693.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
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Mallappally is the original home of many [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indians]], and has one of the lowest population growth and highest literacy rates in India.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name is derived from the [[Malayalam]] words മല്ലൻ ''(Mallan)'', meaning wrestler, and പള്ളി ''(palli)'' meaning shrine.{{cn|date=August 2024}}<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
As per the [[2011 Indian census]], Mallapally has a population of 17,603. It has a sex ratio of 1108 females per 1000 males. Children below 6 years of age constitute 7.25% of the total population. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] constitute 8.96% and 1.01% of the population respectively. The total literacy rate was 96.92% (96.85% for males and 96.99% for females), which is higher than the state average of 94% and the national average of 74.04%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
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==Culture==<br />
Mallappally is the birthplace of many Christian [[bishop|bishops]] of Kerala, including [[Dionysius of Vattasseril|St.Dionysius of Vattasseril]], Metropolitan Archbishop [[ Valakuzhy Joseph Severios ]], Cardinal [[Baselios Cleemis]], and Rt. Rev. Mathews Mar Seraphim Episcopa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marthoman.tv/saintdionysius/profile.htm |title=St. Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius |publisher=Marthoman.tv |access-date=2013-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.malankaracatholicchurch.net/ Valakuzhy Joseph_Mar_Severios.html |title= ValakuzhyJoseph_Mar_Severios |publisher=Malankaracatholicchurch.net |access-date=2013-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholicate.net/The_Holy_Synod_fathers_BaseliosCleemis.html |title=hierarchy_home |publisher=Catholicate.net |access-date=2013-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055232/http://catholicate.net/The_Holy_Synod_fathers_BaseliosCleemis.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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=== Places of worship ===<br />
Pathicadu St. Peters and St. Pauls Orthodox Church, built in AD 1888, is located 1 km from the town center. Cornerstone of this church was laid by St.Gregorious of Parumala (Parumala Kochuthirumeni).<br />
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The Thirumalida Mahadeva Temple is also located in Mallappally. The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] in the form of Thirumalida Mahadevan and is renowned for its [[Manimala River|Manimala]] river-side setting and grand annual [[Maha Shivaratri]] festival, which draws devotees from across the surrounding regions.<br />
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=== Festivals ===<br />
Every year during the summer, when the river water recedes, many sandy beds form in the middle of the river that are large enough to hold conventions and festivals. People from various parts of the Mallappally and Tiruvalla taluks come for the festival.<ref>{{Cite web|author=MallappallyLive|url=https://www.mallappallylive.com/p/about-mallappally.html |title=Mallappally News: About Mallappally |publisher=Mallappallylive.com |date=2021-02-13 |access-date=2021-11-24}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2023}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Mallappally Taluk]]<br />
* [[Anikkattilammakshethram]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Commons category|Mallapally}}<br />
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{{Central Travancore}}<br />
{{Pathanamthitta district}}<br />
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